Disaster · Earthquake · Impact 3 Serious

M6.4 earthquake · southeast of Easter Island

29 Oct 2026, 07:49 UTC · southeast of Easter Island · official USGS data

Magnitude 6.4 at 10 km depth. USGS PAGER alert level green.

Location: southeast of Easter Island
Coordinates: 36.41°S 98.05°W
Reported: 29 Oct 2026, 07:49 UTC
Category: Disaster · Earthquake
Impact: 3 of 5 · Serious
Situation: Seismic activity
Magnitude: M6.4 · depth 10 km

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M6.4 quake strikes southeast of Easter Island amid many M5 events worldwide

On Thursday a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southeast of Easter Island at 10 km depth, with a green USGS PAGER alert. Several M5 quakes also hit the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and remote ocean regions. Earlier, a series of M5 to M6 quakes hit near Vanuatu and the Reykjanes Ridge.

The M6.4 Easter Island quake was the largest in the period, followed by an M6.0 near Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Wednesday.
Three quakes of M5.4 to M5.8 hit east of Barcelona, Philippines on Thursday.
Reykjanes Ridge had four quakes of M5.0 to M5.5 on Wednesday.
An M5.5 quake near Asahi, Japan drew 57 felt reports.

Updated 29 Oct 2026, 09:09 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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