Worldwide Earthquakes Above Magnitude 3 – February 21, 2026

Saturday, Feb 21, 2026 05:20 | 12 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

A total of 518 earthquakes with a magnitude of 3.0 or greater have been recorded worldwide in the past 24 hours, as of February 21, 2026. This includes 4 quakes of magnitude 5.0 or higher, 34 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or higher, and 149 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or higher. This report is updated hourly.

Earthquake Summary

• Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
• Magnitude 4+: 34 earthquakes
• Magnitude 3+: 149 earthquakes
• Magnitude 2+: 331 earthquakes
• Total seismic energy estimate: 5.8 x 10¹³ joules (16.2 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 13973 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!)

Top 10 Largest Earthquakes (Past 24 Hours)

1. Mag 5.8 Baghlan, 38 km northeast of Bazarak, Panjshir, Afghanistan – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 05:39 pm (GMT +4:30)
2. Mag 5.4 South Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu – Saturday, Feb 21, 2026, at 01:57 am (GMT +11)
3. Mag 5.3 North Pacific Ocean, 74 km northeast of Mutsu, Aomori, Japan – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 11:16 pm (GMT +9)
4. Mag 5.0 West Chile Rise – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 01:21 am (GMT -6)
5. Mag 4.9 Central East Pacific Rise – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 05:56 am (GMT -7)
6. Mag 4.8 Tyrrhenian Sea, 35 km southeast of Salerno, Italy – Saturday, Feb 21, 2026, at 01:28 am (Rome time)
7. Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 242 km east of Mito, Ibaraki, Japan – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 07:39 pm (GMT +9)
8. Mag 4.6 Ceram Sea, 90 km east of Pulau Gorom (Goran) Laut Island, Maluku, Indonesia – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 10:36 pm (GMT +9)
9. Mag 4.6 North Pacific Ocean, 188 km northeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia – Saturday, Feb 21, 2026, at 04:33 pm (Kamchatka time)
10. Mag 4.5 28 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 05:34 am (Santiago time)

Earthquakes Reported as Felt

1. Mag 5.8 Baghlan, 38 km northeast of Bazarak, Panjshir, Afghanistan – 59 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 05:39 pm (GMT +4:30)
2. Mag 3.0 26 km north of Ronda, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain – 7 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 08:22 am (GMT +1)
3. Mag 4.3 North Pacific Ocean, 78 km southwest of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador – 7 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 09:03 am (GMT -6)
4. Mag 3.9 Punjab Province, 34 km west of Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan – 7 reports – Saturday, Feb 21, 2026, at 09:27 am (GMT +5)
5. Mag 5.3 North Pacific Ocean, 74 km northeast of Mutsu, Aomori, Japan – 4 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 11:16 pm (GMT +9)
6. Mag 4.4 31 km northeast of Al Miqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq – 4 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 11:46 am (GMT +3)
7. Mag 4.4 51 km west of Lamia, Nomos Fthiotidos, Central Greece, Greece – 4 reports – Saturday, Feb 21, 2026, at 05:38 am (GMT +2)
8. Mag 4.3 39 km east of Malatya, Malatya, Turkey – 4 reports – Saturday, Feb 21, 2026, at 06:43 am (GMT +3)
9. Mag 4.0 26 km south of Ometepec, Estado de Guerrero, Mexico – 4 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 05:43 am (GMT -6)
10. Mag 3.6 North Atlantic Ocean, 72 km east of Fort-de-France, Martinique – 3 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 12:21 pm (GMT -4)
11. Mag 4.8 Tyrrhenian Sea, 35 km southeast of Salerno, Italy – 3 reports – Saturday, Feb 21, 2026, at 01:28 am (Rome time)
12. Mag 2.3 7.2 km east of Pamplona, Navarre, Spain – 3 reports – Saturday, Feb 21, 2026, at 04:20 am (GMT +1)
13. Mag 2.9 7.2 km east of Santiago, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile – 3 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 03:28 am (GMT -3)
14. Mag 4.5 28 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile – 3 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 05:34 am (Santiago time)
15. Mag 4.0 Costa Rica – 2 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 01:21 am (GMT -5)
16. Mag 4.5 North Pacific Ocean, 62 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia – 2 reports – Saturday, Feb 21, 2026, at 10:11 am (Kamchatka time)
17. Mag 3.6 Kenai Peninsula Borough, 35 mi southwest of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States – 2 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 04:13 am (GMT -9)
18. Mag 3.8 South China Sea, 91 km northwest of Santiago Island, Philippines – 2 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 09:17 pm (GMT +8)
19. Mag 3.3 44 km east of Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia – 2 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 08:30 pm (GMT +10:30)
20. Mag 3.6 North Atlantic Ocean, 126 km northeast of San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico – 2 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 04:11 am (GMT -4)
21. Mag 2.6 Indian Ocean, 140 km southeast of Yogyakarta, Indonesia – 2 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 01:15 pm (GMT +7)
22. Mag 3.3 52 km northeast of Morioka, Iwate, Japan – 2 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 11:29 pm (GMT +9)
23. Mag 3.0 Kabupaten Sumba Barat, 33 km southeast of Tambolaka, Indonesia – 2 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 11:27 pm (GMT +8)
24. Mag 3.6 51 km southwest of Huancayo, Junin, Peru – 2 reports – Friday, Feb 20, 2026, at 05:28 pm (GMT -5)

For more detailed information and real-time updates, please refer to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Latest Earthquakes application and the Seismic Activity Monitor (SAM) from The Watchers: SAM – Seismic Activity Monitor.