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Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or higher in the last 24 hours (21 Oct 2026)

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

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Magnitude 5.1: 39 km W of Mosteiros, Portugal, 20 Oct, 11:37 pm IST.

Magnitude 4.5: 215 km S of Burica, Panama, 20 Oct, 10:48 pm IST.

Magnitude 5.4: 192 km S of Burica, Panama, 20 Oct, 10:35 pm IST.

Magnitude 4.8: south of the Fiji Islands, 20 Oct, 9:59 pm IST.

Magnitude 5: 21 km SW of Meulaboh, Indonesia, 20 Oct, 9:59 pm IST.

Magnitude 4.5: 111 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, 20 Oct, 7:50 pm IST.

Magnitude 4.5: 142 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia, 20 Oct, 6:57 pm IST.

Magnitude 4.9: 184 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, 20 Oct, 5:10 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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