Series of M5 quakes worldwide, including M5.4 in Colombia on Tuesday
Several earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or above were recorded on Tuesday: M5.2 on the Mid-Indian Ridge, M5.2 in the Volcano Islands region of Japan and M5.4 near Rioblanco, Colombia, where 127 felt reports were logged. Earlier, a M6.0 struck northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Sunday, part of a cluster in the area, and a M6.0 hit deep off Shima, Japan on Saturday. USGS PAGER alerts for the events that carried one were green.
The Colombia quake was M5.4 at 10 km depth, with a green PAGER alert.
Vanuatu recorded a M6.0 on Sunday plus M5.1, M5.4 and M5.2 shocks between Saturday and Sunday, all about 200 km northwest of Port-Olry.
A M6.0 at 352 km depth struck south-southeast of Shima, Japan on Saturday.
Other M5.0 to M5.3 quakes hit Greece, Peru, Indonesia, the Kermadec Islands, the Banda Sea and the South Sandwich Islands region.
Updated 3 Nov 2026, 21:28 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.