Incidents on 13 March 2026

M5.3 Earthquake — 15 km WNW of Niksar, Turkey 00:35 UTC · Turkey · USGS Severe M4.7 Earthquake — 164 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 22:56 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 22:54 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 97 km N of Amboasary, Madagascar 21:09 UTC · Madagascar · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 116 km E of Yamada, Japan 19:55 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia 19:03 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 16:15 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 168 km NE of Tual, Indonesia 14:48 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 14:43 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 14:12 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M6.2 Earthquake — 71 km W of Vallenar, Chile 13:39 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M2.8 Earthquake — 4 km SE of San Ramon, CA 12:25 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — south of Tonga 07:18 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — southeast of Easter Island 07:00 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 04:54 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 228 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 03:30 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.4 Earthquake — 13 km ESE of Pāhala, Hawaii 03:16 UTC · Kiribati · USGS Moderate M3.0 Earthquake — 56 km N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico 23:59 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 95 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 23:36 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 30 km NE of Wright, Wyoming 23:15 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 52 km S of Akutan, Alaska 23:06 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 22:51 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska 22:28 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 30 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico 21:52 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 234 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 21:39 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 235 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 21:36 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 87 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 21:23 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 213 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia 21:16 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 43 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 20:57 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 41 km NNW of The Valley, Anguilla 19:53 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 19:48 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 53 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska 19:42 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 49 km NW of Toyah, Texas 19:34 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 231 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 18:11 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 48 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska 18:05 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 45 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 16:59 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 9 km N of Farkhār, Afghanistan 16:10 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 22 km NNE of San Ardo, CA 15:27 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 68 km SSW of Adak, Alaska 15:05 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 32 km S of Pincher Creek, Canada 14:59 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 42 km N of Chilecito, Argentina 14:58 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 24 km E of San Alejandro, Peru 14:22 UTC · Peru · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 88 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 13:40 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 232 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 13:18 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 12:20 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 26 km SE of El Negro, Puerto Rico 11:42 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 138 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 11:25 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 13 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska 11:00 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 16 km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA 10:52 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 226 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 10:08 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 4 km ESE of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), Mexico 08:26 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 99 km S of Nikolski, Alaska 08:24 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 18 km SE of Alamo, Nevada 08:14 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 08:04 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 268 km W of Adak, Alaska 07:36 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 143 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska 07:22 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 159 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska 07:02 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 148 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska 06:59 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 14 km NNE of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii 06:54 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Fiji region 05:56 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia 05:06 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 289 km SW of Adak, Alaska 05:05 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 67 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska 04:15 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 03:47 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 240 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 03:45 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 230 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 03:44 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 31 km N of Karluk, Alaska 03:00 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 155 km W of Ferndale, California 02:06 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 7 km SE of Carpinteria, CA 01:33 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 89 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 00:36 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 116 km SE of Perryville, Alaska 00:01 UTC · USGS Minor

Six US service members killed in plane crash over Iraq 07:00 UTC · Pakistan · GNEWS · 19 sources Minor Four US service members killed in plane crash over Iraq 07:00 UTC · India · GNEWS · 2 sources Minor 4 dead after US military aircraft crashes in Iraq ‘during Operation Epic Fury’; rescue effort under way 07:00 UTC · India · GNEWS Minor A US KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq, and there was an incident on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford. 07:00 UTC · Vietnam · GNEWS Minor «سنتكوم»: تحطم طائرة تزويد وقود أمريكية في غرب العراق 07:00 UTC · Sudan · GNEWS · 8 sources Minor US and Iran offer conflicting causes for military refuelling plane crash 07:00 UTC · United Kingdom · GNEWS Minor All six crew members killed in US refuelling plane crash in Iraq 07:00 UTC · Kenya · GNEWS · 14 sources Minor US refueling plane crash in Iraq increases tensions in the Middle East. 07:00 UTC · Vietnam · GNEWS Minor

International food safety event: Infant formula and products containing arachidonic acid oil contaminated with cereulide toxin - Multi-country 16:05 UTC · WHO Severe

2012 The Sierre coach crash kills 28 people, including 22 children. 1993 The 1993 Storm of the Century affects the eastern United States, dropping feet of snow in many areas. 1992 The Mw 6.6 Erzincan earthquake strikes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). 1957 Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista. 1888 The eruption of Ritter Island triggers tsunamis that kill up to 3,000 people on nearby islands.