This week on Earth
24–30 August 2026 (ISO week 2026-W35, in UTC): 6 earthquakes of M 5.5+, 12 floods, 6 sea and lake ice, 11 severe storms, 25 wildfires.
Largest earthquake of the week
M 6.0 — 211 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-08-24 14:10 UTC · PAGER alert: green
Earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above
- M6.0
M 6.0 — 211 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-08-24 14:10 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.9 — 144 km N of Caluula, Somalia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-08-27 21:07 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — 203 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-08-26 19:21 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — 114 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
Earthquake (mww) · depth 9.8 km · 2026-08-25 07:00 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — south of the Fiji Islands
Earthquake (mww) · depth 531.5 km · 2026-08-25 12:12 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.5 — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Earthquake (mww) · depth 29 km · 2026-08-30 09:02 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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Natural events tracked by NASA EONET
Floods
- 08/30
Flood in Austria 1104137
Floods · 2026-08-30 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/27
Flood in Cambodia 1104132
Floods · 2026-08-27 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/29
Flood in Costa Rica 1104135
Floods · 2026-08-29 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/26
Flood in Georgia 1104128
Floods · 2026-08-26 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/26
Flood in Ireland 1104127
Floods · 2026-08-26 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/28
Flood in Lebanon 1104129
Floods · 2026-08-28 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/25
Flood in Nepal 1104124
Floods · 2026-08-25 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/26
Flood in New Zealand 1104126
Floods · 2026-08-26 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/30
Flood in Pakistan 1104136
Floods · 2026-08-30 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/27
Flood in Philippines 1104130
Floods · 2026-08-27 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/28
Flood in South Korea 1104133
Floods · 2026-08-28 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/27
Flood in Türkiye 1104131
Floods · 2026-08-27 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
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Sea and Lake Ice
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Severe Storms
- 08/30
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Hurricane Karina
Severe Storms · max wind 80 kt · 2026-08-27 – 2026-08-30
source: EO · JTWC · NOAA_NHC · EONET
Open on the map → - 08/30
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Tropical Storm Lala
Severe Storms · max wind 55 kt · 2026-08-24 – 2026-08-28
source: EO · JTWC · NOAA_NHC · EONET
Open on the map → - 08/30
Cyclone Lowell
Severe Storms · max wind 45 kt · 2026-08-27 – 2026-08-30
source: EO · JTWC · NOAA_NHC · EONET
Open on the map → - 08/30
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Wildfires
- 08/24
Wildfire Wildhorse, Lincoln, Idaho
Wildfires · burned area 107,562 acres · 2026-08-24
Open on the map → - 08/24
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Wildfire in Russian Federation 1031556
Wildfires · burned area 21,503 ha · 2026-08-25
Open on the map → - 08/25
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Wildfire in Russian Federation 1031438
Wildfires · burned area 11,991 ha · 2026-08-25
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367 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