Daily Brief: M5.6 Leads the Latest Worldwide Seismic Record
528 recent earthquake records were reviewed, including 15 at M5.0 or greater, alongside 15 current earthquake and volcano source items.
The latest 24-hour catalog contains 528 normalized records: 48 at M4.0 or greater, 15 at M5.0 or greater, and 0 at M6.0 or greater. The strongest distinct solution is M5.6 near 94 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica, at 8.0 km catalog depth.
The leading distinct events are M5.6 near 94 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica (8.0 km deep, USGS Week); M5.6 near TAIWAN REGION (10.0 km deep, EMSC Global); M5.4 near Balleny Islands 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 17 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: ETNA | Una “macchina del tempo” ricostruisce 160 anni di evoluzione dei crateri sommitali — Dalle carte topografiche dell’Ottocento ai moderni rilievi con drone, un nuovo studio ricostruisce le trasformazioni dell’area sommitale dell’Etna dal 1865 al 2024 Oltre un secolo e mezzo di trasformazioni dei crateri… | FUNVISIS (Venezuela): FUNVISIS official update: Su trabajo de investigación y campo es fundamental para la gestión de riesgos. Una muestra visible de esta labor es el despliegue técnico-científico del d — #Efeméride | En el Día del Geólogo Venezolano, @Funvisis felicita la labor y contribución de los profesionales dedicados al estudio de la Tierra, su historia, evolución y la evaluación de amenazas geológicas como… | INGV Osservatorio Vesuviano: Campi Flegrei weekly monitoring bulletin: Flegrei 2026 09 29 | DW: Sicily: Mount Etna ash disrupts Catania flights again — A thick ash cloud from Mount Etna has been disrupting flights to Catania in Sicily for several days. Italy and Europe's most active volcano, Etna has impacted air travel several times this summer.. 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
- 528 worldwide earthquake records reviewed
- Strongest catalog event: M5.6 near 94 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica
- 15 events at M5.0 or greater
- 17 records with public-observation data
- 15 matching source notices collected