Incidents on 20 March 2026

M4.5 Earthquake — 16 km W of Lixoúri, Greece 23:31 UTC · Greece · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 13 km NNE of Uken, Japan 21:19 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 87 km WNW of Puerto, Chile 20:06 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 102 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu 19:55 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 76 km WNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea 18:32 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 15 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu 18:26 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — South Shetland Islands 16:16 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 53 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile 15:30 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — Fiji region 14:45 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Mid-Indian Ridge 14:00 UTC · Mauritius · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 187 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 13:57 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 21 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan 13:32 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 64 km SW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 13:13 UTC · Argentina · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Mid-Indian Ridge 12:33 UTC · Mauritius · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 30 km SW of Sinabang, Indonesia 12:28 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 169 km SSW of Banjar, Indonesia 11:20 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 14 km N of Paramythiá, Greece 09:40 UTC · Greece · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 12 km NNE of Paramythiá, Greece 09:05 UTC · Greece · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 33 km NE of Diego de Almagro, Chile 07:32 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 61 km SW of San Juan, Peru 05:30 UTC · Peru · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 05:00 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 77 km SE of Taira, Japan 03:35 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M6.1 Earthquake — 98 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu 02:30 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 7 km WSW of Zacháro, Greece 01:49 UTC · Greece · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — South Shetland Islands 01:15 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — South Shetland Islands 00:50 UTC · USGS Moderate M6.5 Earthquake — South Shetland Islands 00:22 UTC · USGS Moderate M2.9 Earthquake — 85 km SW of Atka, Alaska 23:50 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 81 km SSW of Adak, Alaska 23:16 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska 22:42 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 22:31 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 22:31 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 272 km SW of Houma, Tonga 22:17 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 134 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 22:16 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 21:52 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 107 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu 21:39 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 8 km E of Wright, Wyoming 20:42 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 71 km WNW of Puerto, Chile 20:38 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 71 km NW of Kangding, China 20:32 UTC · China · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 230 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 20:11 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 95 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 19:17 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 18:01 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 200 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska 17:22 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 17:19 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 86 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 17:14 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 56 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia 17:13 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 133 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 17:09 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 249 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska 17:04 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 111 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga 16:17 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 48 km W of Petrolia, CA 15:43 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 67 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 14:51 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 13 km W of Stanton, Texas 14:49 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 13 km WSW of Stanton, Texas 14:46 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 111 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu 14:12 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 17 km NNE of Arecibo, Puerto Rico 14:08 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 137 km W of Petrolia, CA 14:06 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 243 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 13:46 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 72 km E of Nikolski, Alaska 13:36 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 52 km SSW of Atka, Alaska 13:31 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 200 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia 13:01 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 222 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 12:55 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 181 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 12:53 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 99 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 12:32 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Bonin Islands, Japan region 12:18 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Bonin Islands, Japan region 11:46 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 66 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska 11:44 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 76 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile 10:29 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 76 km W of Ollagüe, Chile 10:17 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 96 km W of Petrolia, CA 10:16 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 115 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu 10:12 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 13 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece 09:50 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 237 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska 09:30 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 28 km NNW of Mianzhu, Deyang, Sichuan, China 09:18 UTC · China · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 48 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska 09:14 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 9 km E of Chenega, Alaska 07:48 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 30 km WSW of Mohr, Iran 07:38 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 14 km WNW of Stanley, Idaho 06:57 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 187 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 06:46 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 77 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska 06:38 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 24 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia 06:21 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 06:08 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 68 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 06:01 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 30 km WSW of Duki, Pakistan 05:48 UTC · Pakistan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 23 km WSW of Mohr, Iran 05:47 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 23 km WSW of Mohr, Iran 05:24 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 27 km E of Nūrābād, Iran 05:01 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 43 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 03:46 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 21 km NE of Culebra, Puerto Rico 03:02 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 02:48 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 50 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan 02:18 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 81 km SE of Atka, Alaska 01:53 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 17 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska 00:51 UTC · United States · USGS Minor

Brooklyn Fire: Massive Blaze Engulfs Building On Avenue H, New York - WATCH 07:00 UTC · United States · GNEWS Moderate Kennedy Road informal settlement residents use fire safety training, prevent major blaze 07:00 UTC · Colombia · GNEWS Moderate

1993 The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland. 1861 An earthquake destroys Mendoza, Argentina. 1760 The Great Boston Fire of 1760 destroys 349 buildings.