Incidents on 12 March 2026

M4.6 Earthquake — 13 km WSW of Morfovoúni, Greece 10:14 UTC · Greece · USGS Severe M5.2 Earthquake — 168 km SW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea 21:58 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 119 km SE of Modisi, Indonesia 21:36 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 5 km WNW of Colonia Lealtad, Mexico 20:45 UTC · Mexico · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 158 km SSE of Simanggang, Malaysia 20:04 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — 49 km SW of Banjar, Indonesia 19:18 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 191 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 18:16 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 30 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu 14:22 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 123 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia 14:13 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 13:20 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 28 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan 12:14 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 111 km N of Lobuche, Nepal 07:45 UTC · China · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 21 km S of Yauri, Peru 04:41 UTC · Peru · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 04:31 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 110 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 02:12 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 00:12 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 45 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines 00:06 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M2.7 Earthquake — 97 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 23:53 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 81 km W of Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo 23:39 UTC · DR Congo · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 228 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 23:07 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 230 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia 23:06 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 91 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska 22:54 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 30 km SSW of Esperanza, Puerto Rico 20:03 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 32 km SSE of La Romana, Dominican Republic 19:59 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 23 km S of Susitna North, Alaska 19:09 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 65 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua 19:01 UTC · Nicaragua · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 8 km ENE of Gilroy, CA 18:51 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 235 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 18:36 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 12 km SE of Anthiró, Greece 18:36 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 46 km SSW of Cañete, Chile 17:41 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 5 km NNE of Ayabe, Japan 17:41 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 147 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska 17:30 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 236 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 16:56 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 57 km W of Petrolia, CA 15:15 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 103 km NW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand 15:07 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 82 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 14:40 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 13:37 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia 12:27 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 6 km ESE of Cowles, Nebraska 12:15 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 241 km NW of Manado, Indonesia 12:05 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 63 km ESE of Atka, Alaska 12:01 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 11:42 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 201 km SW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico 10:36 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 231 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 10:03 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 139 km WSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico 09:51 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 239 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 09:47 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 28 km ENE of Atka, Alaska 09:41 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 141 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 09:41 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 61 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska 09:17 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 57 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska 08:02 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Greenland Sea 07:18 UTC · Iceland · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 33 km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan 05:33 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 05:19 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 05:19 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 23 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska 05:13 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 57 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 05:08 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Bonin Islands, Japan region 04:56 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 167 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 04:50 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 3 km NW of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico 04:34 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia 03:00 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 234 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 02:41 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 271 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 02:10 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 51 km W of Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo 02:00 UTC · DR Congo · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 49 km NW of Illapel, Chile 01:50 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — southeast Indian Ridge 00:47 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 84 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 00:17 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 259 km W of Adak, Alaska 00:02 UTC · USGS Minor

Six US service members killed in military plane crash in Iraq: CENTCOM 07:00 UTC · Pakistan · GNEWS · 22 sources Minor All six crew members killed in KC-135 refueling plane crash in Iraq, U.S. military says 07:00 UTC · Pakistan · GNEWS · 15 sources Minor US Air Force refueling plane crashes in Iraq, killing all six on board 07:00 UTC · Pakistan · GNEWS Minor Four US crew 'involved in Iran mission' killed in plane crash over Iraq 07:00 UTC · United Kingdom · GNEWS Minor US refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq: US military 07:00 UTC · Malaysia · GNEWS Minor

Taking the guesswork out of flood and escape of liquid damage assessment 07:00 UTC · Australia · GNEWS Minor

2014 A gas explosion in the New York City neighborhood of East Harlem kills eight and injures 70 others. 2011 A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. 1950 The Llandow air disaster kills 80 people when the aircraft they are travelling in crashes near Sigingstone, Wales. At the time this was the world's deadliest air disaster. 1928 In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people. 1862 Paddle steamer Brother Jonathan docks in Fort Victoria (now Victoria, British Columbia), carrying smallpox-infected passengers from San Francisco. The ensuing epidemic killed an estimated two-thirds of First Nations in the province of British Columbia.