This week on Earth
14–20 September 2026 (ISO week 2026-W38, in UTC): 6 earthquakes of M 5.5+, 22 floods, 8 sea and lake ice, 4 severe storms, 12 wildfires.
Largest earthquake of the week
M 6.5 — 177 km W of Nikolski, Alaska
Earthquake (mww) · depth 98 km · 2026-09-17 14:19 UTC · USGS tsunami flag set · PAGER alert: green
Earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above
- M6.5
M 6.5 — 177 km W of Nikolski, Alaska
Earthquake (mww) · depth 98 km · 2026-09-17 14:19 UTC · USGS tsunami flag set · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 6.4 — 49 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake (mww) · depth 104.3 km · 2026-09-20 09:17 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — 78 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 162.2 km · 2026-09-14 10:58 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.5 — 187 km SSW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia
Earthquake (mb) · depth 10 km · 2026-09-14 09:27 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.5 — Kermadec Islands region
Earthquake (mww) · depth 94.1 km · 2026-09-18 23:18 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.5 — south of Africa
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-09-20 20:54 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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Natural events tracked by NASA EONET
Floods
- 09/17
Flood in Algeria 1104179
Floods · 2026-09-17 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/19
Flood in Brazil 1104187
Floods · 2026-09-19 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/16
Flood in Cambodia 1104174
Floods · 2026-09-16 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/19
Flood in Cote d'Ivoire 1104194
Floods · 2026-09-19 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/17
Flood in Cyprus 1104175
Floods · 2026-09-17 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/14
Flood in Democratic Republic of Congo 1104166
Floods · 2026-09-14 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/14
Flood in Ecuador 1104167
Floods · 2026-09-14 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/19
Flood in El Salvador 1104189
Floods · 2026-09-19 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/20
Flood in Guatemala 1104188
Floods · 2026-09-20 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/17
Flood in Guinea 1104178
Floods · 2026-09-17 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/16
Flood in Honduras 1104173
Floods · 2026-09-16 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/15
Flood in Indonesia 1104168
Floods · 2026-09-15 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/19
Flood in Japan 1104182
Floods · 2026-09-19 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/19
Flood in Malaysia 1104184
Floods · 2026-09-19 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/16
Flood in Mali 1104181
Floods · 2026-09-16 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/17
Flood in Philippines 1104176
Floods · 2026-09-17 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/14
Flood in Senegal 1104161
Floods · 2026-09-14 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/15
Flood in Somalia 1104170
Floods · 2026-09-15 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/16
Flood in South Africa 1104177
Floods · 2026-09-16 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/16
Flood in Tunisia 1104180
Floods · 2026-09-16 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/17
Flood in Türkiye 1104183
Floods · 2026-09-17 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
Open on the map → - 09/19
Flood in Uganda 1104185
Floods · 2026-09-19 · not placed: EONET gives this event only an outline whose axis order it does not state
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Sea and Lake Ice
- 09/18
- 09/18
- 09/18
- 09/18
- 09/18
- 09/18
- 09/18
- 09/18
Severe Storms
- 09/20
- 09/20
- 09/20
Hurricane Odalys
Severe Storms · max wind 45 kt · 2026-09-20
source: JTWC · NOAA_NHC · EONET
Open on the map → - 09/15
Cyclone Norbert
Severe Storms · max wind 40 kt · 2026-09-14 – 2026-09-15
source: JTWC · NOAA_NHC · EONET
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Wildfires
- 09/14
- 09/20
- 09/18
- 09/20
- 09/15
- 09/17
- 09/18
- 09/17
- 09/18
- 09/16
- 09/15
- 09/19
175 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