Earthquakes of magnitude 3 or higher around the world that occurred in the past 24 hours on April 3, 2026

World Earthquake Report for Thursday, April 2, 2026

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Friday, April 3, 2026 00:24 | 1 hour ago | Posted by Earthquake Monitor

Earthquakes of magnitude 3 or higher around the world that occurred in the past 24 hours on April 3, 2026

Overview: 1 earthquake of 6.0 or higher, 22 earthquakes of 5.0 or higher, 119 earthquakes of 4.0 or higher, 404 earthquakes of 3.0 or higher, 400 earthquakes of 2.0 or higher (946 total)
magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
magnitude 5+: 22 earthquakes
magnitude 4+: 119 earthquakes
magnitude 3+: 404 earthquakes
magnitude 2+: 400 earthquakes
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Total earthquake energy estimate: 3.4×1014 Equivalent to Joule (95 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 81777 tons of TNT or 5.1 atomic bombs!) one earthquake scale of 6.5 learn more

Top 10 largest earthquakes in the world (April 2, 2026)

#1: Magnitude 6.2 Maluku Sea, 18 km south of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12:23pm (Jayapura Time) –

6.2 Earthquake Maluku Sea, North Maluku, Indonesia, 18 km south of Mayu Island, April 2, 2026, 12:23 pm (Jayapura time)

#2: Magnitude 5.9 Maluku Sea, North Maluku, Indonesia, 14 km southwest of Mayu Island

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:13pm (Jayapura Time) –

5.9 Earthquake Indonesia, North Maluku, 14 km southwest of Mayu Island, Maluku Sea, April 2, 2026, 11:13 pm (Jayapura time)

#3: Magnitude 5.8 Maluku Sea, 14 km south of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:34pm (Jayapura Time) –

5.8 Earthquake Indonesia, North Maluku, 14 km south of Mayu Island, Maluku Sea, April 2, 2026, 11:34 pm (Jayapura time)

#4: Magnitude 5.7 Maluku Sea, North Maluku, Indonesia, 24 km southwest of Mayu Island

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12:17pm (Jayapura Time) –

5.7 Earthquake Indonesia, North Maluku, 24 km southwest of Mayu Island, Maluku Sea, April 2, 2026, 12:17 pm (Jayapura time)

#5: Magnitude 5.5 Maluku Sea, 9.3 km north of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 8:34pm (Jayapura Time) –

5.5 earthquake in the Maluku Sea, 9.3 km north of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, April 2, 2026, 8:34 pm (Jayapura time)

#6: Magnitude 5.4 Coral Sea, 70 km north of Tanna Island, Tafea Province, Vanuatu

Friday, April 3, 2026, 10:22 a.m. (Efate time) –

5.4 Earthquake Coral Sea, 70 km north of Tanna Island, Vanuatu, Tafea Province, April 3, 2026, 10:22 am (Efate time)

#7: Magnitude 5.3 North Pacific, Northern Mariana Islands, 101 km east of Pagan Island

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 4:13 PM (GMT +10) –

5.3 Earthquake North Pacific, Northern Mariana Islands, 101 km east of Pagan Island, April 2, 2026, 4:13 PM (GMT +10)

#8: Magnitude 5.3 Kaimana Regency, southwest Papua, Indonesia, 81 km southwest of Nabile

Friday, April 3, 2026, 12:36 a.m. (Jayapura time) –

5.3 Earthquake Kaimana Regency, southwest Papua, 81 km southwest of Nabile, Indonesia, April 3, 2026, 12:36 a.m. (Jayapura time)

#9: Magnitude 5.2 62 km south of Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 3:39pm (Urumqi time) –

5.2 earthquake 62 km south of Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, April 2, 2026, 3:39 pm (Urumqi time)

#10: Magnitude 5.2 Maluku Sea, 33 km west of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:10am (GMT +9) –

5.2 Earthquake Indonesia, North Maluku, 33 km west of Mayu Island, Maluku Sea, April 2, 2026, 11:10 am (GMT +9)

A felt earthquake was reported

#1: Mag 4.5 17.8 miles northwest of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, United States – 1770 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 1:41 a.m. (Los Angeles time) –

4.5 earthquake 17.4 miles northwest of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, United States April 2, 2026, 1:41 a.m. (Los Angeles time)

#2: Magnitude 2.9, Du Valais, 54 km southeast of Lausanne, Switzerland – 59 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:58 PM (GMT +2) –

2.9 Earthquake, 54 km SE of Lausanne, Switzerland, Canton du Valais, April 2, 2026, 11:58 PM (GMT +2)

#3: Magnitude 4.7 North Pacific, Costa Rica – 11 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:11 a.m. (Costa Rica time) –

4.7 Earthquake North Pacific, Costa Rica, April 2, 2026, 11:11 a.m. (Costa Rica time)

#4: Magnitude 4.2 Eastern Mediterranean, Türkiye, Antalya, 60 km south of Beykonak – 6 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 10:35 PM (GMT +3) –

4.2 Earthquake in eastern Mediterranean, 60 km south of Beykonak, Antalya, Turkey, April 2, 2026 at 10:35 pm (GMT +3)

#5: Magnitude 6.2 Maluku Sea, 18 km south of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 6 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12:23pm (Jayapura Time) –

6.2 Earthquake Maluku Sea, North Maluku, Indonesia, 18 km south of Mayu Island, April 2, 2026, 12:23 pm (Jayapura time)

#6: Magnitude 3.1 21 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece – 6 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 10:18 a.m. (GMT +3) –

3.1 21 km southwest of Ioannina, Greece, Epirus, Ioannina, April 2, 2026, 10:18 AM (GMT +3)

#7: Magnitude 4.2 51 km northeast of Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey – 4 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:22 PM (GMT +3) –

4.2 earthquake 51 km northeast of Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey, April 2, 2026 at 9:22 pm (GMT +3)

#8: Magnitude 3.1 Hyogo, 51 km northwest of Osaka, Osaka, Japan – 4 reports

Friday, April 3, 2026, 1:41am (GMT +9) –

Hyogo Prefecture 3.1 Earthquake, 51 km northwest of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, April 3, 2026, 1:41 a.m. (GMT+9)

#9: Magnitude 3.7 43 km north of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand – 4 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 8:45 PM (GMT +13) –

3.7 earthquake 43 km north of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand, April 2, 2026 at 8:45pm (GMT +13)

#10: Magnitude 4.7 Ternate City, North Maluku Province, Indonesia, 145 km west of Ternate Island – 3 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:36 a.m. (Jayapura time) –

Earthquake of 4.7 magnitude 145km west of Ternate City, North Maluku Province, Indonesia, 9:36 a.m. on April 2, 2026 (Jayapura time)

#11: Magnitude 5.2 Maluku Sea, 12 km west of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 3 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 8:35pm (Jayapura time) –

5.2 Earthquake Indonesia, North Maluku, 12 km west of Mayu Island, Maluku Sea, April 2, 2026, 8:35 pm (Jayapura time)

#12: Magnitude 3.7 South Pacific, 65 km northeast of Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand – 3 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 10:22 PM (GMT +13) –

South Pacific, 65 km northeast of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, April 2, 2026, 10:22pm (+13 GMT), 3.7 earthquake.

#13: Magni 2.7 Jura, Switzerland, 34 km northwest of Biel/Bienne – 3 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 6:44am (GMT +2) –

2.7 Earthquake, Switzerland, 34 km northwest of Biel/Bienne, Jura, April 2, 2026, 6:44 am (GMT +2)

#14: Magnitude 4.5 122 km north of Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan – 3 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 5:12 a.m. (Karachi time) –

4.5 earthquake 122 km north of Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, April 2, 2026, 5:12 a.m. (Karachi time)

#15: Mag 2.5 19 miles southwest of Clear Lake, Lake County, California, United States – 3 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12:52 a.m. (-7 GMT) –

2.5 earthquake 19 miles southwest of Clear Lake, Lake County, California, United States, April 2, 2026, 12:52 a.m. (GMT -7)

#16: Magnitude 5.0 Maluku Sea, 26 km southeast of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 3 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12:14pm (Jayapura Time) –

5.0 earthquake in the Maluku Sea, 26 km southeast of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, April 2, 2026, 12:14 pm (Jayapura time)

#17: Magnitude 5.7 Maluku Sea, 24 km southwest of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 3 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12:17pm (Jayapura Time) –

5.7 Earthquake Indonesia, North Maluku, 24 km southwest of Mayu Island, Maluku Sea, April 2, 2026, 12:17 pm (Jayapura time)

#18: Magnitude 5.9 Maluku Sea, 14 km southwest of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 2 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:13pm (Jayapura Time) –

5.9 Earthquake Indonesia, North Maluku, 14 km southwest of Mayu Island, Maluku Sea, April 2, 2026, 11:13 pm (Jayapura time)

#19: Magnitude 5.8 Maluku Sea, 14 km south of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 2 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:34 pm (Jayapura time) –

5.8 Earthquake Indonesia, North Maluku, 14 km south of Mayu Island, Maluku Sea, April 2, 2026, 11:34 pm (Jayapura time)

#20: Magnitude 4.2 North Pacific, 46 km southwest of Coatepeque, Guatemala – 2 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 7:53 AM (GMT -6) –

4.2 Earthquake North Pacific, 46 km southwest of Coatepeque, Guatemala, April 2, 2026, 7:53 a.m. (GMT -6)

#21: Magnitude 3.8 24 km southeast of Xinying, Taiwan – 2 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:10pm (GMT +8) –

3.8 earthquake 24 km southeast of Xinying, Taiwan, April 2, 2026 at 9:10 pm (GMT +8)

#22: Magnitude 3.8 South China Sea, 31 km southwest of Laoag, Philippines – 2 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:09 PM (GMT +8) –

31 km southwest of Laoag, Philippines, 3.8 earthquake in the South China Sea, April 2, 2026, 9:09pm (GMT +8)

#23: Magnitude 4.2 North Atlantic, British Virgin Islands, 79 km northwest of Anegada – 2 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 8:09am (GMT -4) –

4.2 earthquake 79 km northwest of Anegada Island, British Virgin Islands, North Atlantic, April 2, 2026 at 8:09 a.m. (GMT -4)

#24: Magnitude 4.3 Ionian Sea, 99 km southwest of Sitera Island, Nomos Attikis, Attica, Greece – 2 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:15 a.m. (GMT +1) –

4.3 Earthquake Ionian Sea, 99 km southwest of Sitera Island, Nomos Attikis, Attica, Greece, April 2, 2026, 9:15 a.m. (GMT +1)

#25: Magnitude 2.0 18 km northwest of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand – 2 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:48 PM (GMT +13) –

2.0 earthquake 18 km northwest of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand, April 2, 2026 at 9:48pm (GMT +13)

#26: Magnitude 5.1 Maluku Sea, 22 km southwest of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 2 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:15 a.m. (Jayapura time) –

5.1 Earthquake Maluku Sea, 22 km southwest of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, April 2, 2026, 9:15 a.m. (Jayapura time)

#27: Magnitude 5.2 Maluku Sea, 33 km west of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 2 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:10am (GMT +9) –

5.2 Earthquake Indonesia, North Maluku, 33 km west of Mayu Island, Maluku Sea, April 2, 2026, 11:10 am (GMT +9)

#28: Magnitude 5.2 62 km south of Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China – 2 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 3:39 pm (Urumqi time) –

5.2 earthquake 62 km south of Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, April 2, 2026, 3:39 pm (Urumqi time)

#29: Mag 4.5 52 km northeast of Calama, El Roa, Antofagasta, Chile – 2 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 3:48pm (Santiago time) –

4.5 earthquake 52 km northeast of Calama, El Roa, Antofagasta, Chile, April 2, 2026, 3:48 pm (Santiago time)

#30: Magnitude 4.5 Indian Ocean, 65 km south of Perabuhan Ratu, Indonesia – 2 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 1:42 pm (Jakarta time) –

4.5 earthquake 65 km south of Perabuhan Ratu, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, April 2, 2026, 1:42 pm (Jakarta time)

#31: Mag 2.5 Solano County, 9.3 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Contra Costa County, California, United States – 2 reports

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 6:13 a.m. (-7 GMT) –

2.5 Earthquake in Solano County, 9.3 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Contra Costa County, California, United States, April 2, 2026 at 6:13 a.m. (GMT -7)

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Number and energy of earthquakes released over time

Relationship between number of earthquakes, energy and time

The energy released exceeds the number and magnitude of earthquakes.

Relationship between number, energy and magnitude of earthquakes

Earthquake magnitude and energy released over time

Relationship between earthquake scale, energy, and time

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