Ten earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or greater have been recorded worldwide in 2026 through Aug. 10, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The events span Southeast Asia, the Pacific, and Latin America, the USGS report indicates.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has confirmed that ten earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or higher have been recorded worldwide in 2026 through August 10, with Monday's powerful earthquake in western Colombia being the tenth such event. The Colombia quake struck on Monday morning (Jerusalem time), and by Monday evening the death toll had reached at least 160, according to reports published by The Zioneer at 17:09 Jerusalem.
The global tally includes several major earthquakes previously reported by The Zioneer: a magnitude 7.2 quake in northeastern Japan on June 25 (09:21 Jerusalem), a devastating pair of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes in Venezuela on June 24 (04:16 Jerusalem), a magnitude 8.0 earthquake in the Philippines on June 8 (21:29 Jerusalem) that killed dozens, and a magnitude 7.4 earthquake on the Guatemala-Mexico border on July 17 (20:48 Jerusalem). The USGS data provides an official count of these events, which have struck across the Pacific 'Ring of Fire' and other fault zones.
As The Zioneer previously reported, the USGS has been a key source for seismic data throughout 2026, documenting the Venezuelan earthquakes as the strongest to hit that country since 1900 and providing critical assessments for international response efforts. The current cluster of major quakes represents a year of heightened activity, though the agency has not commented on whether this pattern reflects a long-term trend.
No tsunami warnings or immediate threats to Israel have been reported in connection with these events. The USGS count is current through Aug. 10.
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