World Earthquake Report for Sunday, 8 February 2026

Monday, Feb 9, 2026 00:24 | 1 hour ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 9 Feb 2026

Summary: 4 quakes 5.0+, 37 quakes 4.0+, 182 quakes 3.0+, 396 quakes 2.0+ (619 total)

Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 37 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 182 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 396 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

Total seismic energy estimate: 7.3 x 10^13 joules (20.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 17520 tons of TNT or 1.1 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.0 learn more (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/energy.html)

10 largest earthquakes in the world (8 Feb 2026)

1: Mag 5.7 62 km north of San Pedro Pochutla, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22702957/quake-felt-Feb-8-2026-Near-Ameca-Jalisco-Mexico.html)

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 03:42 pm (Mexico City time) -

2: Mag 5.7 Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22702035/mag5quake-Feb-8-2026-Northern-Chile.html)

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 01:23 pm (Santiago time) -

3: Mag 5.5 Caribbean Sea, Provincia de Santiago de Cuba, 46 km southwest of Maisi, Cuba (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22701184/quake-felt-Feb-8-2026-Near-Palma-Soriano-Santiago-de-Cuba-Province-Cuba.html)

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 07:00 am (Havana time) -

4: Mag 5.1 Balleny Islands Region (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22699743/mag5quake-Feb-8-2026-Antarctica-Balleny-Islands-Region.html)

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 11:29 am (GMT +11) -

5: Mag 4.9 Solomon Sea, 75 km south of Sakar Island, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22701873/mag4quake-Feb-8-2026-Papua-New-Guinea-New-Britain-Region-PNG.html)

Monday, Feb 9, 2026, at 01:16 am (GMT +10) -

6: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 125 km east of Mito, Ibaraki, Japan (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22699955/mag5quake-Feb-8-2026-Near-East-Coast-of-Honshu-Japan.html)

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 10:59 am (GMT +9) -

7: Mag 4.8 Okhinskiy Rayon, 33 km southwest of Okha, Okhinskii, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22699651/mag4quake-Feb-8-2026-Sakhalin-Russia.html)

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 11:06 am (Sakhalin time) -

8: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, Fiji (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22700549/mag3quake-Feb-8-2026-New-Zealand.html)

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 08:00 pm (GMT +13) -

9: Mag 4.7 59 km south of Kangding, Sichuan, China (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22700506/mag4quake-Feb-8-2026-Western-Sichuan-China.html)

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 02:06 pm (Shanghai time) -

10: Mag 4.7 French Southern Territories (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22700003/mag4quake-Feb-8-2026-French-Southern-Territories-Mozambique-Channel.html)

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 05:32 am (GMT +3) -

Earthquakes reported felt

1: Mag 2.9 Dorchester County, 17 mi northwest of Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22700110/quake-felt-Feb-8-2026-Near-Charleston-South-Carolina-USA.html) - 164 reports

Saturday, Feb 7, 2026, at 10:37 pm (GMT -5) -

2: Mag 5.7 62 km north of San Pedro Pochutla, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22702957/quake-felt-Feb-8-2026-Near-Ameca-Jalisco-Mexico.html) - 123 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 03:42 pm (Mexico City time) -

3: Mag 5.5 Caribbean Sea, Provincia de Santiago de Cuba, 46 km southwest of Maisi, Cuba (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22701184/quake-felt-Feb-8-2026-Near-Palma-Soriano-Santiago-de-Cuba-Province-Cuba.html) - 58 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 07:00 am (Havana time) -

4: Mag 3.6 13 km southeast of Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22700892/mag3quake-Feb-8-2026-New-Zealand.html) - 44 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 10:42 pm (GMT +13) -

5: Mag 4.1 18 km west of Puerto Escondido, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22699971/quake-felt-Feb-8-2026-Near-Puerto-Escondido-Oaxaca-Mexico.html) - 25 reports

Saturday, Feb 7, 2026, at 08:33 pm (Mexico City time) -

6: Mag 3.6 Free State, 11 km south of Stilfontein, North West, South Africa (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22702192/quake-felt-Feb-8-2026-Near-Klerksdorp-North-West-South-Africa.html) - 22 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 07:10 pm (GMT +2) -

7: Mag 2.9 12 km northwest of Ubrique, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22700285/mag3quake-Feb-8-2026-Spain-Strait-OF-Gibraltar.html) - 20 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 05:58 am (GMT +1) -

8: Mag 3.5 29 km northwest of Estepona, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22699820/mag3quake-Feb-8-2026-Spain-Strait-OF-Gibraltar.html) - 14 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 02:43 am (GMT +1) -

9: Mag 5.7 Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22702035/mag5quake-Feb-8-2026-Northern-Chile.html) - 12 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 01:23 pm (Santiago time) -

10: Mag 2.2 31 mi northwest of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22700752/quake-felt-Feb-8-2026-Near-Los-Angeles-California-USA.html) - 7 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 12:37 am (GMT -8) -

11: Mag 2.6 16 km east of Aarau, Bezirk Aarau, Kanton Aargau, Switzerland (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22702544/mag2quake-Feb-8-2026-Switzerland-Brugg-AG.html) - 6 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 08:26 pm (GMT +1) -

12: Mag 4.4 Zulia, 100 km southwest of Carora, Lara, Venezuela (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22702221/quake-felt-Feb-8-2026-Near-Valera-Trujillo-Venezuela.html) - 6 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 01:20 pm (Caracas time) -

13: Mag 3.6 Philippine Sea, 36 km southeast of Mati, Philippines (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22700417/quake-felt-Feb-8-2026-Near-Sarangani-Davao-Region-Philippines.html) - 5 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 01:58 pm (GMT +8) -

14: Mag 3.7 Nay Pyi Taw, 22 km south of Amarapura, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22700972/quake-felt-Feb-8-2026-Near-Mandalay-Mandalay-Region-Myanmar-Burma.html) - 4 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 04:58 pm (GMT +6:30) -

15: Mag 3.6 North Pacific Ocean, 50 km southwest of San Isidro, Costa Rica (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22700698/quake-felt-Feb-8-2026-Near-Daniel-Flores-San-Jose-Costa-Rica.html) - 4 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 02:27 am (GMT -6) -

16: Mag 2.8 4.6 mi south of Valencia, Los Angeles County, California, United States (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22700758/mag2quake-Feb-8-2026-Greater-Los-Angeles-Area-Calif.html) - 4 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 12:39 am (GMT -8) -

17: Mag 2.3 30 km northwest of Corinth, Nomos Korinthias, Peloponnese, Greece (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22701484/mag2quake-Feb-8-2026-Greece-3-km-ESE-From-Xylokastron.html) - 3 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 03:45 pm (GMT +2) -

18: Mag 2.3 9.7 km northeast of Cheb, Karlovarsky kraj, Czech Republic (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22701902/mag2quake-Feb-8-2026-Czechia-Vogtland-German-Czech-Border-Region.html) - 3 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 04:38 pm (GMT +1) -

19: Mag 3.6 13 mi southwest of Clearlake, Lake County, California, United States (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22702499/quake-felt-Feb-8-2026-Near-Clearlake-California-USA.html) - 2 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 11:17 am (GMT -8) -

20: Mag 3.5 Provincia de Puntarenas, 49 km south of San Jose, Costa Rica (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22701818/mag3quake-Feb-8-2026-6-km-Al-Norte-De-Naranjito-Costa-Rica.html) - 2 reports

Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, at 09:12 am (GMT -6) -

21: Mag 2.5 6.9 km southwest of Baden, Bezirk Baden, Kanton Aargau, Switzerland (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22702554/mag2quake-Feb-8-2026-Switzerland.html) - 2 reports