Incidents on 16 May 2026

M4.7 Earthquake — 260 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu 23:13 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 185 km ENE of Nhulunbuy, Australia 22:43 UTC · Australia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 98 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 21:18 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 180 km NE of Bamboo Flat, India 21:16 UTC · India · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 78 km ESE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 16:12 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Galapagos Triple Junction region 15:59 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Moderate M5.5 Earthquake — 84 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 15:58 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga 15:47 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 69 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 15:35 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M5.7 Earthquake — 20 km NE of Auki, Solomon Islands 15:17 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M6.0 Earthquake — 61 km ESE of Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda 14:50 UTC · Antigua and Barbuda · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — 94 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 14:07 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 90 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 13:15 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M5.3 Earthquake — 92 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 12:59 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 85 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 12:49 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — West Chile Rise 11:57 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 4 km SW of Badak, Philippines 11:25 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 59 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina 10:59 UTC · Argentina · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — south of Africa 08:54 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 08:25 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M3.6 Earthquake — 10 km north of Seddon 06:51 UTC · New Zealand · GEONET Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 06:48 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.4 Earthquake — 10 km south-east of Seddon 06:34 UTC · New Zealand · GEONET · 2 sources Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 138 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga 06:29 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M3.7 Earthquake — 10 km east of Te Kaha 04:06 UTC · New Zealand · GEONET Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 69 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile 01:59 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 01:22 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M2.9 Earthquake — 1 km ENE of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico 22:48 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 12 km WSW of Jayubó, Philippines 22:48 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 120 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea 22:30 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 115 km E of Bitung, Indonesia 22:07 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 30 km ESE of Nelson, Canada 20:36 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 85 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga 20:08 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 18 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada 18:30 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 48 km S of Tocopilla, Chile 17:59 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 25 km ENE of Behshahr, Iran 16:49 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 96 km SSW of Boyolangu, Indonesia 16:06 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 2 km ENE of Auki, Solomon Islands 15:52 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 32 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 15:50 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 98 km E of Pauanui, New Zealand 15:48 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 76 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 15:27 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 98 km W of Tumxuk, China 14:12 UTC · China · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 72 km ENE of McGill, Nevada 13:50 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 72 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska 13:06 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 82 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 12:13 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 15 km SSW of Sawpit, Colorado 11:41 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 109 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 10:49 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 4 km SE of Jacó, Costa Rica 10:47 UTC · Costa Rica · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 224 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 10:41 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 35 km SE of Palu, Indonesia 08:34 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 20 km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA 08:28 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 37 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico 07:22 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 182 km E of Atka, Alaska 07:21 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 47 km S of Colchani, Bolivia 07:19 UTC · Bolivia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 57 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 06:49 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 295 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam 06:38 UTC · Palau · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 88 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska 05:56 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — Kuril Islands 05:03 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 294 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 05:02 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 33 km NE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic 04:21 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 83 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 03:03 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Greenland Sea 01:34 UTC · Iceland · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 41 km S of Adak, Alaska 00:42 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 94 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia 00:35 UTC · Bolivia · USGS Minor

Bus catches fire fiercely on the streets of Hanoi 07:00 UTC · Vietnam · GNEWS Moderate Swapna Barman House Fire: স্বপ্না বর্মনের বাড়িতে আগুন, বিজেপির ইঙ্গিত পারিবারিক কোন্দলের দিকে 07:00 UTC · Bangladesh · GNEWS Minor

2025 A catastrophic EF3 tornado kills five people and causes over $1 billion in damages in St. Louis, MO. 2025 A devastating EF4 tornado kills nineteen people in Southeast Kentucky, hitting the towns of Somerset and London. 1874 A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.