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Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or higher in the last 24 hours (20 Oct 2026)

8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or above were recorded worldwide in the past day.

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Magnitude 5.7: 203 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, 20 Oct, 12:25 am IST.

Magnitude 5.7: 198 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, 20 Oct, 12:22 am IST.

Magnitude 4.8: 88 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga, 19 Oct, 11:57 pm IST.

Magnitude 5.1: South Sandwich Islands region, 19 Oct, 11:15 pm IST.

Magnitude 4.6: south of the Fiji Islands, 19 Oct, 9:43 pm IST.

Magnitude 4.9: 77 km WSW of Murghob, Tajikistan, 19 Oct, 9:05 pm IST.

Magnitude 4.6: 5 km E of San José El Ídolo, Guatemala, 19 Oct, 8:17 pm IST.

Magnitude 5.3: 116 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland, 19 Oct, 8:14 pm IST.

Data from the U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Magnitudes can be revised.

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  • Image: Representative image from the BubblesEdiy image library; it does not show the actual event.
  • Source: USGS
  • Written by BubblesEdiy News Desk

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