Incidents on 20 June 2026

M4.7 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 22:24 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 22:23 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 112 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 22:21 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — north of Ascension Island 21:04 UTC · Liberia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — southeast of the Loyalty Islands 18:27 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 167 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga 16:59 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.1 Earthquake — 40 km north-east of Te Kaha 16:06 UTC · New Zealand · GEONET Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 9 km SSW of Balangonan, Philippines 14:05 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 24 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines 12:56 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 202 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia 10:38 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — 8 km SE of Kastrí, Greece 09:37 UTC · Greece · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 17 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece 09:31 UTC · Greece · USGS Moderate M5.5 Earthquake — 147 km NE of Georgetown, Saint Helena 06:43 UTC · Liberia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 04:50 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 04:44 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 174 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 04:38 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — west of Macquarie Island 04:36 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 62 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines 04:35 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 71 km E of Wāngjing, India 04:33 UTC · Myanmar · USGS Moderate M5.8 Earthquake — 156 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 03:49 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.5 Earthquake — west of Macquarie Island 01:46 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 90 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia 01:40 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 58 km WNW of Abra Pampa, Argentina 01:22 UTC · Argentina · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 01:08 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 00:47 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M4.2 Earthquake — 68 km N of Lastoursville, Gabon 23:43 UTC · Gabon · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 156 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 23:43 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 22 km NW of Stanley, Idaho 23:39 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 20 km SW of Atka, Alaska 23:19 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 94 km S of False Pass, Alaska 22:35 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 66 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico 22:30 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 3 km WNW of Little America, Wyoming 21:53 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 56 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala 21:47 UTC · Guatemala · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 145 km S of Unalaska, Alaska 21:06 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 16 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado 21:04 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 178 km W of Bandon, Oregon 20:49 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 20:23 UTC · Sierra Leone · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 12 km ESE of Wright, Wyoming 20:02 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 5 km SE of Molina, Chile 19:45 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 55 km SE of Adak, Alaska 18:18 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 78 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador 17:51 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 93 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 17:35 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 16 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado 17:32 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 180 km SE of Perryville, Alaska 17:06 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 147 km S of Unalaska, Alaska 16:56 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 234 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska 16:54 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska 16:28 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 267 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 16:17 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 271 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 16:13 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 266 km SSE of Dunhuang, China 16:10 UTC · China · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 104 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia 15:26 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 70 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 14:58 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — central East Pacific Rise 14:57 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 268 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 13:49 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 23 km W of Sarangani, Philippines 13:45 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 36 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu 13:22 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 13:12 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 12:29 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 12:27 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska 11:37 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 5 km NW of Pinnacles, CA 11:13 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska 10:55 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 283 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia 10:52 UTC · Micronesia · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 95 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 10:28 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 09:35 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 09:18 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 231 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines 09:07 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 228 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 08:39 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 71 km N of Ternate, Indonesia 08:34 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska 08:34 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 6 km N of Tenancingo, El Salvador 08:33 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor Is the new land in Sarangani following earthquake safe for building? - ABS-CBN 07:00 UTC · Philippines · GNEWS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 151 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 06:52 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 100 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 06:28 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 163 km W of Port Orford, Oregon 06:04 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 176 km E of Atka, Alaska 05:40 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 165 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 05:32 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 186 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 04:41 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 101 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 04:40 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 30 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 04:27 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 79 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 04:23 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 53 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 03:46 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 216 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna 03:44 UTC · Samoa · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 14 km SW of Rodotópi, Greece 03:37 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 55 km N of Tuapejat, Indonesia 03:25 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 148 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 02:46 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 14 km SSE of Llaillay, Chile 01:32 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 241 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia 01:24 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 3 km WNW of Balangonan, Philippines 01:06 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor

Why is it so hazy in Salt Lake City? Out-of-state wildfires are partially to blame. 07:00 UTC · Ghana · GNEWS Minor

2025 The first EF5 tornado in 12 years occurs in Enderlin, North Dakota. 1994 The 1994 Imam Reza shrine bomb explosion in Iran leaves at least 25 dead and 70 to 300 injured. 1990 The 7.4 Mw Manjil–Rudbar earthquake affects northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 35,000–50,000, and injuring 60,000–105,000. 1979 ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan National Guard soldier under the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle during the Nicaraguan Revolution. The murder is caught on tape and sparks an international outcry against the regime. 1973 Snipers fire upon left-wing Peronists in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in what is known as the Ezeiza massacre. At least 13 are killed and more than 300 are injured. 1959 A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.