Incidents on 22 March 2026

M5.9 Earthquake — 110 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga 22:26 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 187 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 20:01 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji 18:09 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand 17:06 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga 16:23 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.6 Earthquake — 135 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga 16:00 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M6.3 Earthquake — 140 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga 15:30 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M6.2 Earthquake — 148 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga 15:27 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 2 km S of Ichupampa, Peru 15:06 UTC · Peru · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 134 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga 14:08 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 4 km E of Carrascal, Philippines 12:30 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 151 km W of Attu Station, Alaska 12:04 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region 11:52 UTC · Maldives · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 11:39 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga 10:57 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 152 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 08:14 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 167 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 08:07 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 40 km E of Palca, Peru 08:02 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 172 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 07:23 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 171 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 07:19 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M6.2 Earthquake — 121 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga 06:15 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — Southwest Indian Ridge 06:08 UTC · Mauritius · USGS Moderate M4.0 Earthquake — 5 km east of Kaikoura 05:54 UTC · New Zealand · GEONET Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 8 km SW of Tingloy, Philippines 05:30 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 05:26 UTC · Antigua and Barbuda · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 171 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia 03:51 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.7 Earthquake — central East Pacific Rise 03:03 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.2 Earthquake — 5 km north of Martinborough 01:31 UTC · New Zealand · GEONET · 2 sources Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Southwest Indian Ridge 00:14 UTC · Mauritius · USGS Moderate M3.8 Earthquake — 261 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 23:15 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Fiji region 23:03 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 21 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska 22:59 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 232 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska 22:11 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 161 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines 22:08 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 22:00 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 105 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 21:35 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 172 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 21:32 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 21:13 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 66 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua 20:50 UTC · Nicaragua · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 272 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada 19:23 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 60 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic 19:10 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 128 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska 18:58 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 29 km W of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico 18:47 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 95 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 17:57 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 17:52 UTC · Antigua and Barbuda · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 28 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico 17:10 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 228 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 16:47 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 230 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 16:46 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 91 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 16:15 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 89 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 16:15 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 87 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 15:42 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 14 km E of Bagadó, Colombia 15:15 UTC · Colombia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Banda Sea 15:08 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 48 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 15:04 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 248 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 14:25 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 84 km SSW of Adak, Alaska 14:19 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 73 km SSE of Adak, Alaska 13:02 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 12:24 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 1 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico 12:17 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 138 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea 11:36 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 99 km SW of Adak, Alaska 10:58 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 26 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska 10:25 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 149 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:15 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 129 km NW of Sandy Ground Village, Anguilla 09:51 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 12 km N of El Playón, Colombia 09:11 UTC · Colombia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 74 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan 08:56 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 16 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska 08:52 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 158 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 08:17 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 6 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska 08:05 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga 07:49 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 122 km SW of Lanai City, Hawaii 07:31 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 225 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 07:31 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 124 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga 07:11 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 88 km S of False Pass, Alaska 06:43 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 45 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 06:43 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 146 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa 06:36 UTC · Samoa · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga 06:31 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 126 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga 06:07 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 70 km ESE of Wainui, New Zealand 05:58 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 151 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 05:56 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 5 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma 05:50 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 30 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska 05:44 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 82 km S of Kaktovik, Alaska 05:35 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 42 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska 05:28 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 17 km E of Pariaman, Indonesia 05:21 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 74 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia 04:41 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 199 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska 02:44 UTC · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 74 km S of Kaktovik, Alaska 02:28 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 15 km W of Encino, New Mexico 02:14 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 273 km NNW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea 02:08 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 64 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska 01:56 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 266 km W of Houma, Tonga 01:29 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 71 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska 01:28 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 79 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 01:17 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor

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