Incidents on 28 July 2026

M5.6 Earthquake — 15 km SSW of Honmachi, Japan 08:08 UTC · Japan · USGS Extreme M6.8 Earthquake — The 2026 Kumamoto Region, Japan Earthquake 07:27 UTC · Japan · USGS Extreme M5.4 Earthquake — 113 km S of Akureyri, Iceland 05:36 UTC · Iceland · USGS Extreme M5.8 Earthquake — 193 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China 03:34 UTC · China · USGS Extreme M5.7 Earthquake — 193 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China 03:16 UTC · China · USGS Extreme JPN: Earthquake - 07-2026 - 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake (M7.1) 00:00 UTC · Japan · IFRC Severe M4.8 Earthquake — 86 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 23:51 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 21:47 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 21:32 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 52 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska 20:49 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — 207 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 20:27 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 20:23 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 5 km NNE of Rodotópi, Greece 20:10 UTC · Greece · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 82 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 19:28 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 91 km S of Hihifo, Tonga 19:25 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 43 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 16:14 UTC · Mexico · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Drake Passage 14:51 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 9 km NW of Honmachi, Japan 14:01 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 39 km S of East End, Cayman Islands 13:42 UTC · Jamaica · USGS Moderate M5.3 Earthquake — 152 km WSW of Puerto Santa, Peru 13:24 UTC · Peru · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 3 km ESE of Uki, Japan 12:26 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 183 km NNW of Bamboo Flat, India 11:24 UTC · India · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 62 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea 10:16 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 197 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China 09:52 UTC · China · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 16 km S of Ciamis, Indonesia 09:21 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 14 km WSW of Honmachi, Japan 09:10 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 15 km NNE of Tsunagi, Japan 08:18 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 191 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China 08:04 UTC · China · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 22 km NW of Yunomae, Japan 07:40 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. 07:00 UTC · Japan · GNEWS Moderate Prime Minister TAKAICHI Spoke to the Press Regarding the Earthquake Centered in the Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto Prefecture 07:00 UTC · Japan · GNEWS Moderate Kumamoto Earthquake: Mall Collapse, Dozens Missing 07:00 UTC · Japan · GNEWS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 40 km N of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan 06:57 UTC · Tajikistan · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 29 km WSW of Santa Cruz, Chile 05:38 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M5.9 Earthquake — 54 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico 05:35 UTC · Mexico · USGS Moderate M5.8 Earthquake — 152 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia 04:42 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.3 Earthquake — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 01:27 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.0 Earthquake — 131 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 23:54 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 182 km S of Nikolski, Alaska 23:53 UTC · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 39 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 23:50 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 276 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste 23:02 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 265 km SW of Adak, Alaska 22:18 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 22:10 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 124 km NNW of The Valley, Anguilla 21:19 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 28 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska 20:54 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 54 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska 20:52 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 230 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 20:44 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 230 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 20:05 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 221 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 19:50 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 19:48 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 73 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska 19:40 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 12 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska 19:24 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 61 km WSW of Pelican, Alaska 19:19 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 24 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece 19:17 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 121 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea 19:17 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 18:39 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 113 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 18:37 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 234 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 18:14 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 4 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico 17:59 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 168 km ENE of Flagler Beach, Florida 17:12 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 267 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska 17:00 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 90 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 16:51 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 16:47 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 156 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska 16:44 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 16:34 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 64 km WSW of Pelican, Alaska 15:49 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 228 km WNW of Oula Xiuma, China 15:38 UTC · China · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 24 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska 15:03 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 231 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 14:23 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 102 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 14:18 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — Volcano Islands, Japan region 14:07 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 75 km SSE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands 13:44 UTC · Jamaica · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 83 km S of Dampit, Indonesia 13:29 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 102 km S of Atka, Alaska 12:54 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 30 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska 12:33 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 60 km SE of Atka, Alaska 12:22 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 10 km W of Honmachi, Japan 12:10 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 86 km SE of Atka, Alaska 12:07 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 98 km SE of Atka, Alaska 11:59 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 14 km S of Mifune, Japan 11:05 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 142 km S of False Pass, Alaska 11:03 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 10:57 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 61 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 10:55 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 10 km SE of Honmachi, Japan 10:09 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 189 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 10:07 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 9 km ESE of Uki, Japan 10:03 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 5 km WNW of Uto, Japan 09:56 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake in Southern Japan Causes Power Outage and Transportation Disruption 09:49 UTC · Indonesia · GNEWS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 84 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 09:48 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 231 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 09:35 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 138 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 09:15 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 3 km N of Honmachi, Japan 08:57 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 5 km E of Uki, Japan 07:59 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 6 km NNE of Honmachi, Japan 07:45 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor Southern Japan rocked by major earthquake, people trapped in mall 07:00 UTC · Philippines · GNEWS Minor 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits southern Japan 07:00 UTC · Pakistan · GNEWS · 2 sources Minor Japan: Powerful earthquake leads to power crisis, ruptured roads, people stranded inside collapsed mall 07:00 UTC · India · GNEWS Minor Southern Japan rocked by major earthquake, people trapped in mall - BusinessWorld 07:00 UTC · Philippines · GNEWS · 2 sources Minor Deaths feared in Japan shopping mall blast after 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Kyushu 07:00 UTC · Australia · GNEWS · 4 sources Minor Major earthquake shakes southern Japan, some victims trapped in damaged shopping mall - Radio-Canada 07:00 UTC · Canada · GNEWS Minor M7.1 earthquake jolts southwestern Japan 07:00 UTC · Ukraine · GNEWS Minor Numerous people trapped in a shopping mall following powerful earthquake in Japan 07:00 UTC · Iran · GNEWS · 18 sources Minor Japan earthquake: Many believed dead in shopping mall. 07:00 UTC · Vietnam · GNEWS Minor Japan earthquake: জাপানের কিউশু উপকূলে ৭.১ মাত্রার শক্তিশালী ভূমিকম্প, জারি সুনামির সতর্কতা 07:00 UTC · Bangladesh · GNEWS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 22 km SSE of La Romana, Dominican Republic 06:46 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 13 km SSE of La Tirana, Chile 06:05 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 127 km SW of Adak, Alaska 05:50 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 97 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 05:09 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 230 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 04:17 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 43 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador 04:16 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 94 km SE of Atka, Alaska 04:13 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 234 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 03:18 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 50 km ESE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 03:02 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 02:55 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 02:52 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 34 km WSW of San Martín, Argentina 01:37 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 63 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 01:31 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 01:20 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 43 km SSE of Adak, Alaska 00:39 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 75 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 00:38 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 80 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 00:38 UTC · USGS Minor

Wildfire HOLEY LAND (6), Broward, Florida 19:53 UTC · United States · EONET Moderate Wildfire Rio Blanco, Archuleta, Colorado 17:28 UTC · United States · EONET Moderate Macclesfield Forest wildfire finally extinguished after six-day multi-agency response 12:46 UTC · United Kingdom · GNEWS · 10 sources Moderate Wildfire L 28, Broward, Florida 09:53 UTC · United States · EONET Moderate Forest fires in Italy 00:00 UTC · Italy · GDACS Moderate Forest fires in The Democratic Republic of Congo 00:00 UTC · DR Congo · GDACS Moderate Green forest fire notification in Zambia 00:00 UTC · Zambia · GDACS Moderate Green forest fire notification in Angola 00:00 UTC · Angola · GDACS Moderate Forest fires in Russian Federation 00:00 UTC · Russia · GDACS Moderate Wildfire in southwest France highlights Seveso sites' vulnerability to forest fires 07:00 UTC · Zimbabwe · GNEWS · 2 sources Minor Be wildfire smart – act fast, act right! 07:00 UTC · DR Congo · GNEWS · 5 sources Minor

Green flood alert in Austria 01:00 UTC · Austria · GDACS Moderate PM reviews flood situation in Assam with MPs from the state 07:00 UTC · Bangladesh · GNEWS Minor অসমের বন্যাদুর্গতদের পাশে সলমন খান, ভাইজানের ত্রাণ অভিযানে পৌঁছে যাচ্ছে খাবার ও জরুরি সামগ্রী 07:00 UTC · Bangladesh · GNEWS Minor 특별 사운드 가득! 'THE FLOOD 2026' 성황리 마무리 07:00 UTC · South Korea · GNEWS Minor

Three arrested after explosion kills worker at Corinth factory 07:00 UTC · Greece · GNEWS Minor Investigan el origen de la explosión en un departamento de Monteagudo al 100 07:00 UTC · Argentina · GNEWS Minor

Ten families say relatives missing in Solomons mine landslide 07:00 UTC · Malaysia · GNEWS Minor

Firefighters Tackle Grass Blaze in Scunthorpe as Dry Weather Raises Fire Risk Firefighters were called to tackle a grass fire in Scunthorpe on Monday afternoon as the region continues to experience prolonged hot and dry weather. Crews from Humberside 07:00 UTC · Vietnam · GNEWS Minor

Japan: 7.1 magnitude earthquake causes widespread house collapse and train derailment. 07:00 UTC · Vietnam · GNEWS Minor

2011 While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board. 2002 Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground. 1976 The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851. 1883 A moderate earthquake measuring magnitude 4.3–5.2 strikes the Italian island of Ischia, killing over 2,300 people.