Daily Brief: M5.2 Leads the Latest Worldwide Seismic Record
615 recent earthquake records were reviewed, including 6 at M5.0 or greater, alongside 13 current earthquake and volcano source items.
The latest 24-hour catalog contains 615 normalized records: 59 at M4.0 or greater, 6 at M5.0 or greater, and 0 at M6.0 or greater. The strongest distinct solution is M5.2 near Volcano Islands, Japan Region, at 10.0 km catalog depth.
The leading distinct events are M5.2 near Volcano Islands, Japan Region (10.0 km deep, GEOFON GFZ); M5.1 near RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN (10.0 km deep, EMSC Global); M5.0 near Volcano Islands, Japan region (10.0 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 10 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: INGV Osservatorio Vesuviano: Campi Flegrei weekly monitoring bulletin: Flegrei 2026 09 22 | INGV: AVIAZIONE | ENAC e INGV rafforzano la cooperazione per la sicurezza del trasporto aereo — Verso la definizione dell'accordo tecnico sulle ceneri vulcaniche. Al centro dell'incontro anche Space Weather e utilizzo dei droni Rafforzare la collaborazione tra l' Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia… | 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
- 615 worldwide earthquake records reviewed
- Strongest catalog event: M5.2 near Volcano Islands, Japan Region
- 6 events at M5.0 or greater
- 10 records with public-observation data
- 13 matching source notices collected