Incidents on 23 May 2026

M6.0 Earthquake — 13 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii 07:46 UTC · United States · USGS Extreme M4.9 Earthquake — 139 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa 23:54 UTC · Samoa · USGS Moderate M5.3 Earthquake — 167 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 21:49 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.3 Earthquake — southeast of Easter Island 19:19 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 98 km ESE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand 15:25 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 61 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu 15:07 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 75 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia 14:11 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 173 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 13:40 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 32 km W of Fry, Greece 13:34 UTC · Greece · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 83 km SW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia 12:40 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.0 Earthquake — 12 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii 10:56 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 92 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 09:03 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 75 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador 08:44 UTC · Ecuador · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 136 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala 07:54 UTC · Guatemala · USGS Moderate M5.6 Earthquake — southeast Indian Ridge 05:41 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 29 km SW of Datong, China 03:27 UTC · China · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 114 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 02:13 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M2.9 Earthquake — 54 km N of Atka, Alaska 23:55 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 87 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 23:37 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 53 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska 23:09 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 56 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 23:00 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — Fiji region 22:51 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 210 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 22:51 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 3 km WNW of Vlycháda, Greece 22:29 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 29 km SE of Calama, Chile 22:15 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 21:54 UTC · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 21:52 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 2 km NNE of Cepitá, Colombia 21:26 UTC · Colombia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 8 km SSE of Indios, Puerto Rico 21:20 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge 21:04 UTC · Yemen · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 6 km E of Pistol River, Oregon 20:02 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 12 km ESE of Wright, Wyoming 20:00 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 179 km E of Atka, Alaska 19:21 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 176 km E of Atka, Alaska 19:17 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 139 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia 18:08 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 32 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan 18:08 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 276 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 17:45 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Fiji region 17:39 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 50 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska 17:33 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 14 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii 17:29 UTC · Kiribati · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 0 km SSE of Hōlualoa, Hawaii 17:25 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 97 km E of Yakutat, Alaska 17:16 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 36 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska 16:48 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 159 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 16:28 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Fiji region 15:50 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 55 km NW of Nikolski, Alaska 14:56 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 30 km W of Fry, Greece 14:40 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 61 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea 14:35 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 14:29 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska 14:27 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 12 km SSE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii 14:02 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 139 km SW of Adak, Alaska 13:36 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 154 km W of Hihifo, Tonga 13:08 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 8 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii 12:41 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 152 km SW of Adak, Alaska 11:24 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 58 km W of Kýthira, Greece 10:52 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 79 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska 09:49 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 38 km W of Rincón, Puerto Rico 09:38 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 94 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 09:15 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 89 km SSE of Adak, Alaska 09:03 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 163 km S of Wonosari, Indonesia 08:39 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 10 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii 07:52 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 6 km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX 07:46 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 142 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia 07:41 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 15 km WSW of Esperanza, Puerto Rico 07:30 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 48 km WSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea 07:26 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA 07:00 UTC · DR Congo · GNEWS · 13 sources Minor Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.8 just reported 88 km north of Ternate, Indonesia 07:00 UTC · Italy · GNEWS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 73 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 06:37 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 54 km N of Claveria, Philippines 06:25 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 82 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 06:21 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 18 km ENE of Ōhara, Japan 06:20 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 161 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 06:15 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 51 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 05:41 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 49 km W of Copiapó, Chile 04:53 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 15 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska 04:00 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 18 km NE of Lae, Papua New Guinea 03:51 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 177 km ENE of Atka, Alaska 03:47 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 221 km SE of Katsuura, Japan 03:34 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 59 km E of Nikolski, Alaska 03:12 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia 02:52 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 55 km S of Adak, Alaska 02:29 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 176 km E of Atka, Alaska 02:08 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 90 km WNW of El Aguilar, Argentina 01:42 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 13 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 01:10 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 21 km ESE of Little Lake, CA 01:09 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 4 km WSW of Bolognola, Italy 00:13 UTC · Italy · USGS Minor

Garden Grove tank faces explosion or leak 07:00 UTC · New Zealand · GNEWS · 16 sources Moderate Una explosión en una mina de carbón en China causa al menos 90 muertos 07:00 UTC · Chile · GNEWS Minor Island fire chief shares video of lithium battery explosion to prevent future incidents 07:00 UTC · Canada · GNEWS Minor BREAKING: Huge explosion at MOL plant in Hungary leaves one dead, several injured - UPDATE: Health minister 07:00 UTC · Romania · GNEWS Minor انفجار منجم فحم في شمال شرق الصين يقتل 90 شخصا على الأقل 07:00 UTC · Sudan · GNEWS · 20 sources Minor En Chine, une explosion meurtrière rappelle le coût humain du charbon 07:00 UTC · DR Congo · GNEWS Minor

Incident at the opening of Max Korzh's concert. Props caught fire, but no one was injured. 07:00 UTC · Romania · GNEWS Minor

China coal mine blast kills at least 90, more missing 07:00 UTC · Malaysia · GNEWS Minor

2016 Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, kill at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden, Yemen. 1992 Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi clan with a half-ton bomb near Capaci, Sicily. His friend and colleague Paolo Borsellino will be assassinated less than two months later, making 1992 a turning point in the history of Italian Mafia pros 1960 A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii. 1946 The start of a two-day tornado outbreak across the Central United States that spawned at least 15 significant tornadoes. 1932 In Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator Getúlio Vargas, which resulted in the outbreak of the Constitutionalist Revolution several weeks later.