Incidents on 4 August 2026

M5.6 Earthquake — 114 km BaratLaut HALMAHERABARAT-MALUT 20:16 UTC · Indonesia · BMKG · 2 sources Severe M4.7 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 23:08 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — south of Tonga 21:09 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — Fiji region 20:30 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 59 km SE of Koseda, Japan 20:01 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 62 km ESE of Koseda, Japan 19:56 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 181 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 16:52 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — south of Tonga 15:28 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — south of Tonga 15:27 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — south of Tonga 14:56 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 68 km ESE of Onagawa Chō, Japan 14:00 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 103 km S of Koshima, Japan 09:29 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 07:12 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 122 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 07:07 UTC · Mexico · USGS Moderate Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.3 just reported 86 km northeast of Tingo Maria, Peru 03:05 UTC · Peru · GNEWS Moderate Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Québec, Quebec, Canada 03:03 UTC · Canada · GNEWS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 02:28 UTC · USGS Moderate M2.5 Earthquake — 61 km W of Nikolski, Alaska 23:32 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 106 km NW of Bukittinggi, Indonesia 23:32 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 66 km SSW of Pelican, Alaska 22:48 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 22:28 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 31 km SW of Atka, Alaska 22:18 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Mariana Islands region 22:18 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 111 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu 22:06 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Mauritius - Reunion region 22:03 UTC · Mauritius · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 41 km ENE of Noda, Japan 22:02 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 91 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia 21:56 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 7 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA 21:17 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 64 km NE of Kuji, Japan 21:08 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 15 km S of Hamilton City, CA 20:54 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 256 km W of Adak, Alaska 20:53 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 90 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 20:22 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 6 km NE of San Simeon, CA 19:55 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 64 km ENE of Noda, Japan 17:41 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 228 km E of Levuka, Fiji 17:30 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 179 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste 17:30 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 176 km S of Adak, Alaska 16:45 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 232 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 16:16 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 16:11 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 264 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska 16:00 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 9 km N of Xunchang, China 15:58 UTC · China · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 61 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska 15:50 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 73 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 15:38 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 85 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 15:16 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 85 km SE of Atka, Alaska 15:07 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 234 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 15:01 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 87 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 14:57 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 89 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 14:51 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 69 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 14:24 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 45 km W of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 14:21 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 99 km SE of Atka, Alaska 14:16 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 172 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 13:49 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 10 km NNE of Kettleman City, CA 13:21 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 190 km W of Adak, Alaska 13:01 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 60 km S of Atka, Alaska 12:57 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 120 km SSE of Mīnāb, Iran 12:40 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 6 km ENE of Steele, Missouri 12:04 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 234 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 12:04 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 87 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico 11:07 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 84 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico 10:19 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Vanuatu region 10:04 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 54 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska 10:01 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 48 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska 09:45 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 95 km NNE of Mīnāb, Iran 09:33 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 230 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 09:20 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 43 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 08:44 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 107 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 08:41 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 85 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska 08:07 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 232 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 08:06 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 38 km ENE of Kuji, Japan 08:06 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 44 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 08:02 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 42 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 07:50 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 107 km S of False Pass, Alaska 07:04 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 104 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 07:01 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 93 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 06:52 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 57 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska 06:30 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 148 km S of False Pass, Alaska 06:15 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 111 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 05:58 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 142 km SSE of Itoman, Japan 05:49 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 85 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 05:48 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 231 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 05:44 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 125 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 05:25 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 15 km WSW of Honmachi, Japan 05:06 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 241 km S of Tateyama, Japan 04:46 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 229 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 04:33 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 83 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 04:28 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 12 km SE of Middletown, CA 04:12 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 70 km SE of King Cove, Alaska 04:05 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 231 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 03:21 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 03:20 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 226 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 03:07 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — off the coast of Oregon 02:46 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 6 km NW of Xunchang, China 02:25 UTC · China · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 61 km E of Nikolski, Alaska 01:44 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 230 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 01:37 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 63 km S of Shungnak, Alaska 01:32 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 235 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 01:00 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 236 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 00:46 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 119 km SW of Adak, Alaska 00:29 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 0 km SSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico 00:17 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor

'The fire's right there' - Families recount fleeing Washington state wildfires 21:48 UTC · United States · GNEWS Moderate Wildfire Bare, Sublette, Wyoming 17:46 UTC · United States · EONET Moderate Forest fires in Angola 00:00 UTC · Angola · GDACS Moderate Green forest fire notification in Australia 00:00 UTC · Australia · GDACS Moderate Forest fires in Zimbabwe 00:00 UTC · Zimbabwe · GDACS Moderate Forest fires in Georgia 00:00 UTC · Georgia · GDACS Moderate Green forest fire notification in The Democratic Republic of Congo 00:00 UTC · DR Congo · GDACS · 2 sources Moderate Gann Fire — CA (FEMA declaration) 00:00 UTC · United States · FEMA Moderate Green forest fire notification in Russian Federation 00:00 UTC · Russia · GDACS Moderate Green forest fire notification in Brazil 00:00 UTC · Brazil · GDACS Moderate Green forest fire notification in Canada 00:00 UTC · Canada · GDACS Moderate Green forest fire notification in Zambia, The Democratic Republic of Congo 00:00 UTC · Zambia · GDACS Moderate

Explosion à la distillerie Montebello : la CGTG demande des comptes - Outre-mer La 1ère 14:49 UTC · Senegal · GNEWS · 12 sources Minor Liban : six ans après l'explosion du port de Beyrouth, la quête de justice reste inachevée 07:00 UTC · DR Congo · GNEWS · 6 sources Minor انفجار مرفأ بيروت.. حقيقة غائبة وثقة بالدولة عائدة (تقرير) 07:00 UTC · Lebanon · GNEWS · 14 sources Minor Explosion à la distillerie Montebello : la CGTG demande des comptes 07:00 UTC · DR Congo · GNEWS · 7 sources Minor Reportage international - Liban: six ans après, que sait-on de l'explosion du port de Beyrouth? 07:00 UTC · DR Congo · GNEWS · 6 sources Minor

«Mega fire» η πυρκαγιά της Αττικοβοιωτίας 07:00 UTC · Greece · GNEWS Minor MSC sues CargoLoop over electric vehicle fire 07:00 UTC · Singapore · GNEWS Minor

Коли український аналог Patriot почне збивати балістику: Fire Point назвав терміни випробувань комплексу Freyja 07:00 UTC · Ukraine · GNEWS Minor В Fire Point сказали, когда украинский аналог Patriot начнет сбивать ракеты 07:00 UTC · Russia · GNEWS · 4 sources Minor

Vacancy: Public Health Support Officer – Disease Control (Data Management Assistant) G7 14:55 UTC · Lesotho · AFRO Severe

URY: Flood - 08-2026 - Uruguay River Flood 00:00 UTC · Uruguay · IFRC Severe

Tropical Cyclone PEILOU-26 18:00 UTC · Philippines · GDACS Moderate

Space weather warning: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 expected 08:10 UTC · SWPC Moderate

2020 Beirut Port explosion: At least 220 people are killed and over 5,000 are wounded when 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate explodes in Beirut, Lebanon. 1995 Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins. 1974 A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22. 1964 Civil rights movement: Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are found dead in Mississippi after disappearing on June 21. 1946 An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. One hundred are killed and 20,000 are left homeless. 1889 The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project. 1783 Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people (Tenmei eruption). The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths.