Earthquake record › seal of 2026-08-20
343 events, exactly as the feed presented them at the moment we read it. Values on this page are what USGS asserted on this date — some of them have since been revised, and this page deliberately does not follow those revisions.
No event in this seal had appeared in an earlier one. Every event here was first seen on this date.
Review status as sealed: reviewed 241, automatic 102. An automatic value is a machine solution USGS may still revise; a reviewed value has had a human look at it. Which one you are reading matters more than the magnitude itself.
| Magnitude | Events |
|---|---|
| Below M1.0 | 111 |
| M1.0 – M1.9 | 130 |
| M2.0 – M2.9 | 63 |
| M3.0 – M3.9 | 12 |
| M4.0 – M4.9 | 20 |
| M5.0 and above | 7 |
| No magnitude published | 0 |
33 of 343 events in this seal were sealed at or above M3.5 — the magnitude Texas Railroad Commission seismic-response conditions are written around. That is a count of what the feed said, not a determination about any permit, operator or well.
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| Magnitude | Place, as published | Review status | Seal |
|---|---|---|---|
| M5.80 | 25 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M5.70 | 32 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M5.50 | 52 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M5.40 | 134 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M5.40 | 215 km E of Levuka, Fiji | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M5.20 | 33 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M5.00 | 87 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M4.90 | Banda Sea | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M4.80 | 18 km SSW of Balangonan, Philippines | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M4.80 | 74 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M4.70 | 114 km E of Hihifo, Tonga | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M4.70 | 80 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M4.70 | 45 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M4.70 | 81 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M4.70 | 85 km S of Antofagasta, Chile | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M4.60 | 28 km NE of Niños Héroes, Mexico | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M4.60 | 26 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M4.60 | 71 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M4.50 | 46 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| M4.40 | 151 km NW of Uken, Japan | reviewed | 2026-08-20 |
| State or territory | Events |
|---|---|
| California | 139 |
| Alaska | 112 |
| Nevada | 15 |
| Hawaii | 13 |
| Utah | 13 |
| New Mexico | 7 |
| Washington | 5 |
| Texas | 4 |
| the U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 |
| Montana | 2 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 |
| Seal | We read at | Source last modified | HTTP | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | 2026-08-20T05:44:00+00:00 | Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:43:49 GMT | 200 | source file |
Compiled from dated copies of the U.S. Geological Survey's public all_day realtime feed (a work of the US government, in the public domain). Values are reproduced exactly as USGS published them on the date shown and may since have been revised; USGS is the authority on the current value of any event. These pages are provided for informational purposes only, carry no warranty of accuracy or completeness, and are not an earthquake warning, a safety notice, or engineering advice. Always verify against the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program before relying on any figure.