Daily Brief: M6.4 Leads the Latest Worldwide Seismic Record
510 recent earthquake records were reviewed, including 15 at M5.0 or greater, alongside 14 current earthquake and volcano source items.
The latest 24-hour catalog contains 510 normalized records: 48 at M4.0 or greater, 15 at M5.0 or greater, and 1 at M6.0 or greater. The strongest distinct solution is M6.4 near 49 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea, at 104.3 km catalog depth.
The leading distinct events are M6.4 near 49 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea (104.3 km deep, USGS Week); M5.5 near Ryukyu Islands, Japan (10.0 km deep, GEOFON GFZ); M5.4 near 68 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea (116.0 km deep, USGS Week). Solutions reported by several networks for the same origin are treated as one event in this overview.
Public-observation fields are attached to 15 events in this snapshot, while 0 provider records carry a tsunami flag. A catalog flag is not the same as an active warning; official warning centers remain authoritative.
The source scan adds these current leads: FUNVISIS (Venezuela): FUNVISIS official update: Buenos días. — Buenos días. Comparto el informe semanal de sismicidad, correspondiente del 11 de septiembre al 17 de septiembre de 2026. El Servicio Sismológico y de Alerta de Tsunami Venezolano (SSATV) ha registrado 94 sismos durante… | FUNVISIS (Venezuela): FUNVISIS official update: ✳️ ACTIVIDAD SÍSMICA INICIADA EL 24 DE JUNIO DE 2026 — ✳️ ACTIVIDAD SÍSMICA INICIADA EL 24 DE JUNIO DE 2026 📍 Mapa de sismicidad acumulada a las 2.040 horas (hasta 17-09-2026 a las 18:00 HLV) | INGV: NOTTE EUROPEA DEI RICERCATORI 2026 | Gli appuntamenti dell’INGV per conoscere il nostro pianeta — Laboratori interattivi, talk, conferenze, giochi, seminari e installazioni accompagneranno curiosi e appassionati alla scoperta dei fenomeni che governano la Terra Venerdì 25 e sabato 26 settembre torna l’appuntamento… | INGV Osservatorio Vesuviano: Campi Flegrei weekly monitoring bulletin: Flegrei 2026 09 15. These summaries identify what each publisher reported; the cited source remains the record for complete wording and later revisions.
Catalog values can be revised as networks relocate events, add stations, or change magnitude solutions. This brief describes the available record and does not forecast earthquakes or eruptions.
At a glance
- 510 worldwide earthquake records reviewed
- Strongest catalog event: M6.4 near 49 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
- 15 events at M5.0 or greater
- 15 records with public-observation data
- 14 matching source notices collected