This week on Earth
31 August – 6 September 2026 (ISO week 2026-W36, in UTC): 10 earthquakes of M 5.5+, 10 floods, 7 sea and lake ice, 6 severe storms, 16 wildfires.
Largest earthquake of the week
M 6.3 — 89 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Earthquake (mww) · depth 21 km · 2026-09-03 11:17 UTC · USGS tsunami flag set · PAGER alert: green
Earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above
- M6.3
M 6.3 — 89 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Earthquake (mww) · depth 21 km · 2026-09-03 11:17 UTC · USGS tsunami flag set · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M6.2
M 6.2 — South Sandwich Islands region
Earthquake (mww) · depth 111 km · 2026-09-02 23:46 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.9
M 5.9 — southern East Pacific Rise
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-09-02 12:35 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.7
M 5.7 — 163 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
Earthquake (mb) · depth 66 km · 2026-09-02 00:04 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — 77 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
Earthquake (mww) · depth 11 km · 2026-09-02 12:28 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — 89 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu
Earthquake (mww) · depth 9 km · 2026-09-05 17:02 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — 98 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
Earthquake (mww) · depth 40.3 km · 2026-09-06 04:05 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — 17 km WNW of Jiangyou, China
Earthquake (mb) · depth 10 km · 2026-09-03 11:39 UTC · PAGER alert: orange
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — 152 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 32 km · 2026-09-04 23:52 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — 163 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake (mww) · depth 109 km · 2026-09-05 14:12 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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Natural events tracked by NASA EONET
Floods
- 09/01
Flood in Brazil 1104148
Floods · 2026-09-01 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/01
Flood in Canada 1104143
Floods · 2026-09-01 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/31
Flood in Haiti 1104142
Floods · 2026-08-31 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/05
Flood in Indonesia 1104146
Floods · 2026-09-05 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/06
Flood in Islamic Republic of Iran 1104147
Floods · 2026-09-06 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/02
Flood in Japan 1104140
Floods · 2026-09-02 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 08/31
Flood in Lithuania 1104138
Floods · 2026-08-31 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/04
Flood in Peru 1104145
Floods · 2026-09-04 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/04
Flood in Poland 1104144
Floods · 2026-09-04 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/02
Flood in Vietnam 1104141
Floods · 2026-09-02 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map →
Sea and Lake Ice
- 09/04
Iceberg B22A
Sea and Lake Ice · 725 sq NM · 2026-09-04
source: BYU_ICE · NATICE · EONET
Open on the map → - 09/04
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Severe Storms
- 09/06
Cyclone Lowell
Severe Storms · max wind 140 kt · 2026-08-31 – 2026-09-06
source: EO · JTWC · NOAA_NHC · EONET
Open on the map → - 09/06
Hurricane Karina
Severe Storms · max wind 125 kt · 2026-08-31 – 2026-09-06
source: EO · JTWC · NOAA_NHC · EONET
Open on the map → - 09/06
Cyclone Marie
Severe Storms · max wind 85 kt · 2026-09-01 – 2026-09-06
source: JTWC · NOAA_NHC · EONET
Open on the map → - 09/03
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Wildfires
- 09/02
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- 09/04
- 09/06
- 08/31
Wildfire in The Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo 1031798
Wildfires · burned area 15,940 ha · 2026-08-31
Open on the map → - 09/03
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Wildfire in Russian Federation, Kazakhstan 1031829
Wildfires · burned area 14,993 ha · 2026-09-04
Open on the map → - 09/06
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Wildfire in Russian Federation 1031771
Wildfires · burned area 11,872 ha · 2026-09-05
Open on the map → - 09/06
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209 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