This week on Earth
16–22 February 2026 (ISO week 2026-W08, in UTC): 12 earthquakes of M 5.5+, 8 floods, 3 sea and lake ice, 2 severe storms, 11 wildfires.
Largest earthquake of the week
M 7.1 — 57 km NNW of Kota Belud, Malaysia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 629 km · 2026-02-22 16:57 UTC · USGS tsunami flag set · PAGER alert: green
Earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above
- M7.1
M 7.1 — 57 km NNW of Kota Belud, Malaysia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 629 km · 2026-02-22 16:57 UTC · USGS tsunami flag set · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M6.0
M 6.0 — 87 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 43 km · 2026-02-16 21:42 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M6.0
M 6.0 — south of the Fiji Islands
Earthquake (mww) · depth 636.3 km · 2026-02-22 07:43 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.9
M 5.9 — 102 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-02-21 16:42 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.8
M 5.8 — 113 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
Earthquake (mww) · depth 40 km · 2026-02-16 19:23 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.8
M 5.8 — 37 km NE of Bāzārak, Afghanistan
Earthquake (mww) · depth 82 km · 2026-02-20 13:09 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.8
M 5.8 — Kuril Islands
Earthquake (mww) · depth 12 km · 2026-02-22 07:25 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.7
M 5.7 — South Sandwich Islands region
Earthquake (mww) · depth 27 km · 2026-02-16 14:52 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.7
M 5.7 — 14 km SSE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake (mww) · depth 70 km · 2026-02-21 06:18 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — Balleny Islands region
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-02-21 17:01 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-02-16 17:32 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — 143 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 33.9 km · 2026-02-19 00:26 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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Natural events tracked by NASA EONET
Floods
- 02/20
- 02/20
- 02/21
- 02/21
- 02/17
- 02/16
- 02/18
- 02/19
Sea and Lake Ice
- 02/19
- 02/19
- 02/19
Severe Storms
- 02/17
- 02/22
Wildfires
- 02/17
Ranger Road Wildfire, Beaver, Oklahoma
Wildfires · burned area 283,283 acres · 2026-02-17
Open on the map → - 02/21
Wildfire in The Democratic Republic of Congo 1027640
Wildfires · burned area 25,395 ha · 2026-02-21
Open on the map → - 02/16
- 02/18
- 02/20
- 02/16
- 02/22
Wildfire in The Democratic Republic of Congo 1027720
Wildfires · burned area 13,726 ha · 2026-02-22
Open on the map → - 02/16
- 02/21
Wildfire in Central African Republic 1027597
Wildfires · burned area 12,304 ha · 2026-02-21
Open on the map → - 02/21
Wildfire in The Democratic Republic of Congo 1027507
Wildfires · burned area 11,123 ha · 2026-02-21
Open on the map → - 02/22
Wildfire in Central African Republic 1027639
Wildfires · burned area 10,017 ha · 2026-02-22
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204 smaller wildfires (stated burned area under 10,000 ha) are counted here and not listed.
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What this page states
Every line is what a public record states: USGS’s magnitude, time, depth and place for an earthquake (the place is written by USGS, in English), and EONET’s title, dates and originating source for every other event. IntMap adds no description of damage or consequences.
A week is ISO 8601’s: Monday 00:00 UTC to the following Monday. An event that lasts several days appears in every week in which EONET has an observation of it, at its latest position in that week.
The largest earthquake is chosen by USGS’s magnitude; with no earthquake, the storm with the highest wind EONET states. Nothing is ranked by judgement.
Wildfires are listed when the burned area EONET states is 10,000 ha (100 km²) or more; the rest are counted. An event EONET gives only as an outline is listed and not placed, because those outlines do not state their axis order.
Sources
Earthquakes: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program — FDSN event service. U.S. public domain. U.S. public domain
Natural events: NASA Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET) v3, with the originating source named on each event. A U.S. Government work; courtesy of NASA. U.S. Government work, not subject to copyright; NASA asks to be acknowledged