This week on Earth
17–23 August 2026 (ISO week 2026-W34, in UTC): 15 earthquakes of M 5.5+, 10 floods, 7 sea and lake ice, 5 severe storms, 29 wildfires.
Largest earthquake of the week
M 6.7 — 35 km ENE of Tambo, Peru
Earthquake (mww) · depth 99 km · 2026-08-20 18:00 UTC · PAGER alert: green
Earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above
- M6.7
M 6.7 — 35 km ENE of Tambo, Peru
Earthquake (mww) · depth 99 km · 2026-08-20 18:00 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 6.2 — Scotia Sea
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-08-22 08:22 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 6.0 — 32 km SSW of Honchō, Japan
Earthquake (mww) · depth 41 km · 2026-08-23 13:44 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.8
M 5.8 — 69 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 68.3 km · 2026-08-17 12:38 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.8 — 102 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
Earthquake (mww) · depth 9 km · 2026-08-18 05:02 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.8 — 3 km E of Fujishiro, Japan
Earthquake (mww) · depth 61 km · 2026-08-22 17:00 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.7 — 31 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-08-19 22:45 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.7 — 191 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 9 km · 2026-08-21 17:41 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.7 — Scotia Sea
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-08-22 07:40 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — 143 km SSE of Teluk Dalam, Indonesia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-08-18 06:02 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — 269 km SSE of Dunhuang, China
Earthquake (mww) · depth 6 km · 2026-08-18 21:36 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — 42 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-08-20 02:46 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — 68 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia
Earthquake (mb) · depth 10 km · 2026-08-20 18:12 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — 67 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 5.2 km · 2026-08-17 00:46 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.5 — 48 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-08-19 16:17 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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Natural events tracked by NASA EONET
Floods
- 08/23
Flood in Australia 1104119
Floods · 2026-08-23 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/19
Flood in Austria 1104115
Floods · 2026-08-19 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/17
Flood in Brazil 1104106
Floods · 2026-08-17 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/23
Flood in Bulgaria 1104120
Floods · 2026-08-23 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/21
Flood in China 1104123
Floods · 2026-08-21 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/19
Flood in Czech Republic 1104118
Floods · 2026-08-19 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/22
Flood in Guinea 1104117
Floods · 2026-08-22 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/22
Flood in North Korea 1104125
Floods · 2026-08-22 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/18
Flood in Senegal 1104113
Floods · 2026-08-18 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/17
Flood in Thailand 1104122
Floods · 2026-08-17 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
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Sea and Lake Ice
- 08/20
Iceberg B22A
Sea and Lake Ice · 725 sq NM · 2026-08-20
source: BYU_ICE · NATICE · EONET
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Severe Storms
- 08/23
Tropical Storm Lala
Severe Storms · max wind 115 kt · 2026-08-17 – 2026-08-23
source: EO · JTWC · NOAA_NHC · EONET
Open on the map → - 08/23
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Wildfires
- 08/22
Wildfire Colwash, Yakima, Washington
Wildfires · burned area 38,599 acres · 2026-08-22
Open on the map → - 08/23
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Wildfire in Russian Federation 1031490
Wildfires · burned area 17,462 ha · 2026-08-21
Open on the map → - 08/21
Wildfire in Russian Federation 1031315
Wildfires · burned area 17,109 ha · 2026-08-21
Open on the map → - 08/23
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Wildfire in Russian Federation 1031321
Wildfires · burned area 13,048 ha · 2026-08-22
Open on the map → - 08/19
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Wildfire in The Democratic Republic of Congo 1031169
Wildfires · burned area 10,793 ha · 2026-08-20
Open on the map → - 08/17
Wildfire in Russian Federation 1031001
Wildfires · burned area 10,413 ha · 2026-08-17
Open on the map → - 08/22
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Wildfire in The Democratic Republic of Congo 1031407
Wildfires · burned area 10,020 ha · 2026-08-19
Open on the map → - 08/19
Wildfire in The Democratic Republic of Congo 1031252
Wildfires · burned area 10,016 ha · 2026-08-19
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334 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