Incidents on 21 February 2026

M5.4 Earthquake — 125 km west of Tuatapere 23:54 UTC · New Zealand · GEONET · 2 sources Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 254 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia 20:28 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Southwest Indian Ridge 20:10 UTC · Lesotho · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 116 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 18:59 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 290 km E of Levuka, Fiji 18:11 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 111 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 18:01 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.2 Earthquake — 5 km W of Cobb, CA 17:22 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M5.6 Earthquake — Balleny Islands region 17:01 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 141 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 16:52 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M5.9 Earthquake — 102 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 16:42 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 14:56 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M3.9 Earthquake — 11 km ESE of Šamorín, Slovakia 12:44 UTC · Slovakia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 152 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia 12:20 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 59 km NW of Hirara, Japan 09:41 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 14 km SE of Colbún, Chile 07:47 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M5.7 Earthquake — 14 km SSE of Madang, Papua New Guinea 06:18 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 78 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea 05:03 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 5 km WSW of Licinella-Torre di Paestum, Italy 00:28 UTC · Italy · USGS Moderate M3.4 Earthquake — 120 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 23:52 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Mariana Islands region 23:10 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 12 km WSW of Stanton, Texas 22:10 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 49 km WNW of Lincoln City, Oregon 21:46 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — off the coast of Oregon 21:46 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 11 km N of Houston, Alaska 21:26 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 71 km SSE of Kuqa, China 21:20 UTC · China · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 12 km WSW of Stanton, Texas 21:15 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 101 km SSE of Adak, Alaska 20:49 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 2 km NW of The Geysers, CA 20:17 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 222 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia 18:55 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 18:51 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 83 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 18:04 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 29 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska 18:04 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji 17:57 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 43 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska 17:52 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 117 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 17:23 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 53 km NE of Misawa, Japan 17:09 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 127 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 16:53 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Volcano Islands, Japan region 16:33 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga 16:33 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 13 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska 16:08 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Fiji region 16:07 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 40 km SW of Karluk, Alaska 15:33 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 158 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia 15:10 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 91 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 15:09 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 98 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 13:59 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 48 km E of Yakutat, Alaska 13:25 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands 13:06 UTC · Palau · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 209 km S of Sanana, Indonesia 13:04 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 172 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 12:53 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 2 km SSW of Teluknaga, Indonesia 12:23 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 99 km SSE of Adak, Alaska 12:19 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 128 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 11:28 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 143 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines 11:25 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 160 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska 10:49 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 54 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska 10:08 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 8 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma 10:01 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 72 km W of Karluk, Alaska 09:52 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 77 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 09:45 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 08:07 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 28 km S of Cuichapa, Mexico 07:33 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 07:33 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 47 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico 07:27 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 98 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 07:24 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 36 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines 06:56 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 214 km W of Ferndale, California 06:34 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 4 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska 06:05 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 10 km SSW of Langarūd, Iran 05:09 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 15 km NE of Mardan, Pakistan 04:28 UTC · Pakistan · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 04:03 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 20 km S of Susitna North, Alaska 03:59 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 24 km W of Doğanyol, Turkey 03:43 UTC · Turkey · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 19 km SSE of Karpenísi, Greece 03:38 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 80 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico 03:09 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 51 km S of Nikolski, Alaska 03:02 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 62 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic 01:44 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 208 km S of Nikolski, Alaska 01:22 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 37 km SSW of Lamesa, Texas 01:12 UTC · United States · USGS Minor

1945 World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, Japanese kamikaze planes sink the escort carrier USS Bismarck Sea and damage the USS Saratoga.