Incidents on 15 February 2026

M4.5 Earthquake — 70 km SE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea 23:10 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M5.3 Earthquake — 113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga 20:54 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 23 km WNW of Metahāra, Ethiopia 19:39 UTC · Ethiopia · USGS Moderate M5.9 Earthquake — 299 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 15:58 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 271 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia 15:58 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 268 km SSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia 13:44 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 184 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 12:24 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 65 km W of Ollagüe, Chile 10:18 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 92 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea 08:53 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 271 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia 07:21 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 263 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga 06:26 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 58 km SSE of Bengkulu, Indonesia 06:14 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 19 km NNE of Cono Norte, Peru 06:03 UTC · Peru · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 00:21 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.3 Earthquake — 4 km WSW of Turrillas, Spain 23:55 UTC · Spain · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 198 km S of Nikolski, Alaska 23:05 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 200 km S of Nikolski, Alaska 22:52 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga 22:36 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 100 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 22:18 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 80 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu 21:34 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Kuril Islands 20:13 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 46 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska 20:11 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 188 km S of Nikolski, Alaska 20:01 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 190 km S of Nikolski, Alaska 18:28 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 285 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia 17:57 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 17:43 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 45 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska 17:30 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 23 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 16:24 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 288 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 16:12 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 15:29 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 14:39 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 75 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska 14:23 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 181 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 13:53 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 13:45 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 76 km WNW of Illapel, Chile 13:45 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 13:19 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 71 km SE of New Allakaket, Alaska 13:18 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 118 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico 13:14 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 122 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia 12:59 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 15 km S of Abepura, Indonesia 12:46 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 11 km NNW of Camuy, Puerto Rico 12:37 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 15 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska 12:32 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 23 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia 12:30 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 4 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico 12:00 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 5 km SSE of Pāhala, Hawaii 11:30 UTC · Kiribati · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 2 km WNW of Springer, Oklahoma 10:50 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia 10:03 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 58 km W of Petrolia, CA 09:50 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 09:40 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 187 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 09:37 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 78 km W of Pedernales, Ecuador 09:37 UTC · Ecuador · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 46 km SSE of Palca, Peru 09:14 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 27 km W of Atka, Alaska 08:52 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 130 km NNE of Atka, Alaska 08:52 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 145 km S of Adak, Alaska 08:34 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 55 km W of Petrolia, CA 08:29 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 77 km E of Tomioka, Japan 08:28 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 30 km NW of Serdar, Turkmenistan 08:02 UTC · Turkmenistan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 65 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan 07:19 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 70 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico 06:45 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 294 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia 05:43 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 66 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile 05:32 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska 04:40 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 56 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 03:35 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 229 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 03:35 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 40 km N of Komodo, Indonesia 03:26 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 2 km NNW of Tatebayashi, Japan 02:52 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 57 km W of Monywa, Burma (Myanmar) 02:47 UTC · Myanmar · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 4 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma 02:27 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 34 km NE of Yigo Village, Guam 02:20 UTC · Palau · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 252 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 02:01 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 298 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines 01:46 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 01:00 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 9 km N of Chignik, Alaska 00:39 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 225 km E of Levuka, Fiji 00:04 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor

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2012 Three hundred and sixty people die in a fire at a Honduran prison in the city of Comayagua. 1982 The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers. 1949 Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls. 1909 The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico, kills 250. 1898 The battleship USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing about 274 of the ship's roughly 354 crew. The disaster pushes the United States to declare war on Spain.