Incidents on 31 May 2026

M4.5 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 23:27 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 163 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna 22:03 UTC · Samoa · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 32 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile 21:52 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 47 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile 21:46 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga 21:41 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 241 km SSE of Şalālah, Oman 21:36 UTC · Oman · USGS Moderate M6.0 Earthquake — 33 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile 21:34 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — Bonin Islands, Japan region 19:46 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 19:15 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 66 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua 17:14 UTC · Nicaragua · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 111 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua 15:04 UTC · Nicaragua · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Nicobar Islands, India region 15:03 UTC · India · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Bonin Islands, Japan region 14:26 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 62 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia 12:37 UTC · Bolivia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 247 km SSE of Şalālah, Oman 11:15 UTC · Oman · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 131 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua 10:51 UTC · Nicaragua · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 21 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines 05:57 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 44 km S of Castro Barros, Argentina 05:50 UTC · Argentina · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 03:57 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 71 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 02:48 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 268 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland 00:54 UTC · Iceland · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 180 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 00:41 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M3.4 Earthquake — 31 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico 23:29 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 24 km SSW of Atoka, New Mexico 22:56 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 23 km NNE of San Martín, Argentina 22:18 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 35 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile 22:09 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 142 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 21:52 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 228 km SSE of Şalālah, Oman 21:40 UTC · Oman · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 54 km NW of Abepura, Indonesia 21:28 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 30 km N of Jōetsu, Japan 20:54 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 134 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea 20:43 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 86 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska 20:35 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 10 km WNW of The Geysers, CA 20:33 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 22 km SE of Wright, Wyoming 20:20 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 221 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 19:58 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 204 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska 19:18 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 299 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 18:22 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 27 km N of Nakasongola, Uganda 18:19 UTC · Uganda · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 167 km N of Barra Patuca, Honduras 18:09 UTC · Honduras · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 98 km SE of Ollagüe, Chile 17:43 UTC · Bolivia · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 95 km ESE of Adak, Alaska 17:19 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — northern East Pacific Rise 16:13 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 28 km W of Fry, Greece 16:10 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 95 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico 16:05 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 89 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 15:21 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 115 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua 15:00 UTC · Nicaragua · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 63 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic 14:27 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 147 km NNW of The Valley, Anguilla 13:38 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 165 km W of Nikolski, Alaska 12:42 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 50 km ENE of Kuji, Japan 12:36 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 58 km WNW of Catuday, Philippines 12:26 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 10 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska 12:02 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — Fiji region 11:05 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 34 km ENE of Noda, Japan 10:58 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 175 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna 10:10 UTC · Samoa · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 12 km W of Petrolia, CA 09:40 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 53 km NW of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia 09:12 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 54 km WNW of Catuday, Philippines 09:01 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 08:45 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 238 km NNE of Hadibu, Yemen 08:31 UTC · Yemen · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 60 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 08:30 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 72 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines 08:01 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 38 km S of Calingasta, Argentina 07:40 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 201 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 07:26 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 93 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 07:16 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 07:00 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 8 km N of Pinnacles, CA 06:21 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 79 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska 06:19 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 06:03 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 05:23 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 93 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska 05:08 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 27 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 05:02 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 19 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska 04:41 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 10 km ENE of Cabalitian, Philippines 03:58 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 203 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines 03:13 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 82 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico 02:21 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 17 km NNW of China, Japan 01:58 UTC · China · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 65 km SSW of Adak, Alaska 01:41 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska 01:30 UTC · USGS Minor

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2026 An explosion at a Ta'ang National Liberation Army base kills 46 people. 2019 A shooting occurs inside a municipal building at Virginia Beach, Virginia, leaving 13 people dead, including the shooter, and four others injured. 2017 A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463. 2013 A record breaking 2.6 mile wide tornado strikes near El Reno, Oklahoma, United States, causing eight fatalities (including three storm chasers) and over 150 injuries. 1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead. 1970 The 7.9 Mw Ancash earthquake shakes Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) and a landslide buries the town of Yungay, Peru. Between 66,794 and 70,000 were killed and 50,000 were injured. 1935 A 7.7 Mw earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan killing 40,000. 1924 Hope Development School fire kills 24 people, mostly disabled children. 1889 Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.