Incidents on 23 February 2026

M5.5 Earthquake — 93 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:02 UTC · USGS Severe M3.4 Earthquake — 14 km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 05:40 UTC · United States · USGS Severe M6.0 Earthquake — 96 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 05:11 UTC · USGS Severe M4.8 Earthquake — 7 km E of Nanao, Japan 23:03 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 59 km SE of Shimoda, Japan 22:34 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Kuril Islands 19:12 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 173 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 13:32 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 120 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 11:00 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 116 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 10:46 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 133 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 10:12 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 243 km WNW of Houma, Tonga 09:15 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 107 km W of Bamboo Flat, India 05:02 UTC · India · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 139 km SE of Kuqa, China 04:12 UTC · China · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 81 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala 03:54 UTC · Guatemala · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 150 km W of Merizo Village, Guam 03:17 UTC · Palau · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 53 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu 03:12 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 88 km ENE of Noda, Japan 02:59 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 01:58 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 01:42 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 00:07 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M2.5 Earthquake — 94 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 23:50 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 82 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 23:33 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 94 km NW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska 23:27 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 87 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 23:14 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 57 km S of Shikotan, Russia 22:54 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 90 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 22:54 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 80 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 22:49 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 83 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 22:44 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 75 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 22:17 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 88 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 22:12 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 184 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska 22:04 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 89 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 22:01 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 81 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 21:49 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 81 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 21:45 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 83 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 21:42 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 80 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 21:41 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 87 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 21:29 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 76 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 21:24 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 89 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 21:15 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 91 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 21:11 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 40 km ESE of Mungaa, Tanzania 20:52 UTC · Tanzania · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 94 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 20:43 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 94 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 20:27 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 81 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 20:24 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 92 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 20:21 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 78 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 20:15 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 79 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 20:01 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 82 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 19:59 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 86 km WNW of Sandy Ground Village, Anguilla 19:35 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 82 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 19:31 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 8 km NW of Vitina, Bosnia and Herzegovina 19:29 UTC · Bosnia and Herzegovina · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 3 km NNE of Candelaria Loxicha, Mexico 19:23 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Kuril Islands 19:20 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 92 km SW of Tanana, Alaska 19:16 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 19:14 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 89 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 19:03 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 89 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 19:01 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 36 km ENE of Miches, Dominican Republic 18:52 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 91 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 18:46 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 80 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 18:39 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 7 km NNE of Taft, CA 18:19 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 76 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 18:16 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 88 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 18:12 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 17:53 UTC · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 88 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 17:49 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 91 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 17:36 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 82 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 17:35 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 82 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 17:13 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 15 km W of Johannesburg, CA 17:07 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska 17:05 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 85 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 16:58 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 89 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska 16:34 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 75 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 16:29 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 75 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 16:14 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Bonin Islands, Japan region 16:04 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 138 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 15:53 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 217 km ESE of Atka, Alaska 15:52 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 19 km N of Ocotillo, CA 15:48 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 79 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 15:44 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 74 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 15:29 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 93 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 15:24 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 136 km SSE of Itoman, Japan 15:04 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 84 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 15:04 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 85 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 15:03 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 79 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 14:53 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 81 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia 14:49 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 74 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 14:40 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 88 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 14:39 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 87 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 14:37 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 72 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 14:28 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 71 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 14:27 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 97 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 14:17 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 83 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 13:53 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 128 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 13:38 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 80 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 13:35 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 94 km SW of Tanana, Alaska 13:32 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 84 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 13:14 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 13 km E of Balmorhea, Texas 13:06 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 92 km W of Nikolski, Alaska 13:03 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 13 km N of Stanton, Texas 13:03 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 85 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 12:56 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 12:51 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 72 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 12:48 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 81 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 12:46 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 81 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 12:41 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 113 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska 12:18 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 85 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 12:15 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 84 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 12:11 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 83 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 12:01 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 83 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 11:57 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 91 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 11:55 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 81 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 11:54 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 24 km WNW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 11:53 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 93 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 11:37 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 75 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 11:29 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 80 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 11:25 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 68 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 11:14 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 77 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 11:11 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 11:10 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 75 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 11:05 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 77 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 11:04 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 84 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 11:00 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 249 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 10:58 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 84 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:54 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 96 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:53 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 77 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:52 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 83 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:50 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 88 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:46 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 95 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:45 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 90 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:44 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 71 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:41 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska 10:37 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 80 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:26 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 88 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:23 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 82 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:16 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 50 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:13 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 171 km SE of Port Blair, India 10:11 UTC · India · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 79 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:10 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 86 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 09:55 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 86 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 09:52 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 75 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 09:47 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 83 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 09:42 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 219 km S of King Cove, Alaska 09:39 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 88 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 08:43 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 97 km SE of Perryville, Alaska 08:39 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 32 km S of Adak, Alaska 08:13 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 28 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska 08:06 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 82 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 07:53 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 51 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska 07:50 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 81 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 07:44 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 2 km ESE of Falls City, Texas 07:41 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 62 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 07:37 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 82 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 06:59 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 88 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 06:57 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 128 km SSE of Itoman, Japan 06:57 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 90 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 06:49 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 29 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada 06:42 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 88 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 06:37 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 06:32 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 84 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 06:25 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 83 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 06:19 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 85 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 06:18 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 86 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 06:17 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 92 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 06:09 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 84 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 06:06 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 85 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 06:05 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 86 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 05:52 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 88 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 05:48 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 89 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 05:46 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 85 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 05:39 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 83 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 05:24 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 92 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 05:20 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 45 km SW of Mohr, Iran 05:02 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 10 km NW of Avenal, CA 04:57 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 6 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma 04:51 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 55 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska 04:45 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 93 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska 04:24 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 59 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala 04:09 UTC · Guatemala · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 31 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada 03:57 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 30 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada 03:57 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 94 km ENE of Noda, Japan 03:50 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 257 km SW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 02:30 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 185 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 02:19 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 02:08 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 149 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 01:48 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 88 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines 01:32 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 135 km E of Chignik, Alaska 01:17 UTC · USGS Minor

Un muerto y un herido por la explosión en una pirotecnia en Álava 08:00 UTC · Chile · GNEWS · 6 sources Minor

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