Has there been an increase in large magnitude earthquakes in 2026? And if so, why? Today's video will answer these questions, through the opinion and analysis of a geologist. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth, Data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO, Image Landsat / Copernicus. This image was overlaid with text, and then overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo). Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at [email protected] and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses): Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode Sources/Citations: [1] U.S. Geological Survey [2] The "List of earthquakes in 2026" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2026, CC BY-SA 4.0. [3] The "List of earthquakes in 2025" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2025, CC BY-SA 4.0. [4] The "List of earthquakes in 2024" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2024, CC BY-SA 4.0. [5] The "List of earthquakes in 2023" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2023, CC BY-SA 4.0. [6] The "List of earthquakes in 2022" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2022, CC BY-SA 4.0. [7] The "List of earthquakes in 2021" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2021, CC BY-SA 4.0. [8] The "List of earthquakes in 2020" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2020, CC BY-SA 4.0. [9] The "List of earthquakes in 2019" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2019, CC BY-SA 4.0. [10] The "List of earthquakes in 2018" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2018, CC BY-SA 4.0. [11] The "List of earthquakes in 2017" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2017, CC BY-SA 4.0. [12] The "List of earthquakes in 2016" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2016, CC BY-SA 4.0. [13] The "List of earthquakes in 2015" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2015, CC BY-SA 4.0. [14] The "List of earthquakes in 2014" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2014, CC BY-SA 4.0. [15] The "List of earthquakes in 2013" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2013, CC BY-SA 4.0. [16] The "List of earthquakes in 2012" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2012, CC BY-SA 4.0. [17] The "List of earthquakes in 2011" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2011, CC BY-SA 4.0. [18] The "List of earthquakes in 2010" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2010, CC BY-SA 4.0. [19] The "List of earthquakes in 2009" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2009, CC BY-SA 4.0. [20] The "List of earthquakes in 2008" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2008, CC BY-SA 4.0. [21] The "List of earthquakes in 2007" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2007, CC BY-SA 4.0. [22] The "List of earthquakes in 2006" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2006, CC BY-SA 4.0. [23] The "List of earthquakes in 2005" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2005, CC BY-SA 4.0. [24] The "List of earthquakes in 2004" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2004, CC BY-SA 4.0. [25] The "List of earthquakes in 2003" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2003, CC BY-SA 4.0. [26] The "List of earthquakes in 2002" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2002, CC BY-SA 4.0. [27] The "List of earthquakes in 2001" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2001, CC BY-SA 4.0. [28] The "List of earthquakes in 2000" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2000, CC BY-SA 4.0. [29] The "Lists of 21st-century earthquakes" text on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_21st-century_earthquakes, CC BY-SA 4.0.