The deep ocean floor northeast of New Zealand lurched on a quiet seismic day in late May 2026, producing a magnitude 5.3 earthquake along the Kermadec Trench that ranked among the strongest quakes recorded anywhere on Earth over the preceding 24 hours.

A minor earthquake was reported on Monday in the Pacific Ocean near the Northern California coastline, a shaker that produced no reports of damage in an area that’s become a seismic hotspot. Where a major Hayward fault quake could shake the Bay Area hardest 5.

HONOLULU--One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded sent a tsunami crashing into a Russian port and smaller waves barreling across the Pacific to the Americas and south to New Zealand.

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck off South Bristol. The state has experienced more than 170 recorded quakes since 1997, with clusters occurring in certain areas.

Scientists are now warning that scaling back the Ocean Observatories Initiative could put Washington state and Oregon at risk.

The waters of the Southern Ocean have proven cold and unforgiving to us humans for centuries, yet certain areas are teeming with life. Phytoplankton are the base of the marine food web, providing nutrients to countless species immediately or up the chain.