Incidents on 21 March 2026

M6.6 Earthquake — northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 12:16 UTC · Antigua and Barbuda · USGS Severe M4.5 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 21:38 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M3.7 Earthquake — 20 km north of Te Araroa 20:10 UTC · New Zealand · GEONET Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 20:07 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 62 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia 19:47 UTC · Bolivia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 158 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia 18:08 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 15:30 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 92 km S of Koshima, Japan 11:53 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — 84 km S of Koshima, Japan 11:12 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 110 km N of Hihifo, Tonga 10:52 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — southern East Pacific Rise 10:35 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 10:25 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M5.6 Earthquake — 82 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 10:00 UTC · Argentina · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — Fiji region 05:56 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 40 km north-west of Te Anau 04:27 UTC · New Zealand · GEONET · 2 sources Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 59 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu 04:15 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M5.7 Earthquake — 51 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu 03:20 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 42 km NE of Tagāb, Afghanistan 02:01 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 47 km W of Leni, Italy 01:46 UTC · Italy · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 174 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 01:28 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M2.9 Earthquake — 143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 23:46 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 23:42 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 35 km SSE of Wright, Wyoming 23:25 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 60 km W of Petrolia, CA 23:05 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 14 km W of Johannesburg, CA 23:04 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia 23:03 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 112 km WNW of Houma, Tonga 22:32 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 88 km WSW of Buala, Solomon Islands 22:25 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 61 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska 22:15 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 46 km WSW of Jurm, Afghanistan 21:13 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 266 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 20:04 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Banda Sea 20:04 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 13 km E of Wright, Wyoming 19:59 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 128 km SSW of Luwuk, Indonesia 19:53 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 43 km S of Metahāra, Ethiopia 19:14 UTC · Ethiopia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 36 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska 18:23 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 1 km SSE of Reitano, Italy 18:04 UTC · Italy · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 6 km WSW of Friant, CA 17:47 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 17:39 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 100 km E of Sarangani, Philippines 17:38 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 146 km S of False Pass, Alaska 17:30 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 68 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan 17:13 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 95 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 16:28 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 57 km E of Nikolski, Alaska 16:01 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 94 km S of Koshima, Japan 15:45 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga 15:39 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 10 km N of Alex, Oklahoma 15:26 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — northwest of the Kuril Islands 15:21 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 235 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 15:18 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 46 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador 14:17 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 28 km WSW of Henderson, New York 13:08 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska 12:58 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 77 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska 12:52 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 27 km N of Yigo Village, Guam 11:23 UTC · Palau · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 53 km NNE of Kon Tum, Vietnam 11:21 UTC · Vietnam · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 253 km W of Indianola, California 11:12 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 142 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji 10:10 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 131 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 09:25 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 15 km NNE of Granger, Wyoming 09:12 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 10 km SW of Guaymate, Dominican Republic 08:58 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 15 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands 08:06 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 80 km S of Unalaska, Alaska 07:40 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 51 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala 07:35 UTC · Guatemala · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 231 km W of Ferndale, California 07:27 UTC · USGS Minor Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes near Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu 07:00 UTC · DR Congo · GNEWS · 7 sources Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 89 km SSE of Nikolai, Alaska 06:29 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 73 km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX 06:10 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 74 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada 06:07 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 12 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece 05:51 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 16 km ENE of Hydesville, CA 05:35 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 260 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 05:14 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — Gulf of Alaska 04:58 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 04:52 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — western Indian-Antarctic Ridge 04:51 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 13 km ENE of Nome, Alaska 03:34 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 148 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste 02:42 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 95 km SSW of Dampit, Indonesia 02:19 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 119 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 02:15 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 59 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska 02:05 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 40 km W of Leni, Italy 01:49 UTC · Italy · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 4 km SSW of Pāhala, Hawaii 00:33 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 200 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen 00:31 UTC · Yemen · USGS Minor

Death Toll Rises to 11 in Daejeon Factory Fire 07:00 UTC · South Korea · GNEWS Moderate

Pressure cooker explosion causes minor damage to popular dumpling shop 07:00 UTC · Malaysia · GNEWS Minor

2019 The 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion occurs, killing at least 47 people and injuring 640 others. 1983 The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic. 1960 Apartheid: Sharpeville massacre, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180. 1945 World War II: Operation Carthage: Royal Air Force planes bomb Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. They also accidentally hit a school, killing 125 civilians. 1943 Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion. 1788 A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins. 1349 Erfurt massacre: Outbreak of an antisemitic pogrom in Erfurt, Germany, during which between 100 and up to 3000 Jews were killed by Christians after being accused of causing the Black Death.