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Friday, April 3, 2026 00:24 | 1 hour ago | Posted by Earthquake Monitor<\/p>\n

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Earthquakes of magnitude 3 or higher around the world that occurred in the past 24 hours on April 3, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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)<\/b>
magnitude 6<\/b>+: 1 earthquake
magnitude 5<\/b>+: 22 earthquakes
magnitude 4<\/b>+: 119 earthquakes
magnitude 3<\/b>+: 404 earthquakes
magnitude 2<\/b>+: 400 earthquakes
big earthquakes will not occur 7<\/b> That’s all<\/p>\n

Total earthquake energy estimate:<\/b> 3.4\u00d71014<\/sup> Equivalent to Joule (95 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 81777 tons of TNT or 5.1 atomic bombs!) one earthquake<\/b> scale of 6.5<\/span> learn more<\/div>\n

Top 10 largest earthquakes in the world (April 2, 2026)<\/h2>\n

#1: Magnitude 6.2 Maluku Sea, 18 km south of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12:23pm (Jayapura Time) – <\/p>\n

\"6.2<\/div>\n

#2: Magnitude 5.9 Maluku Sea, North Maluku, Indonesia, 14 km southwest of Mayu Island<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:13pm (Jayapura Time) – <\/p>\n

\"5.9<\/div>\n

#3: Magnitude 5.8 Maluku Sea, 14 km south of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:34pm (Jayapura Time) – <\/p>\n

\"5.8<\/div>\n

#4: Magnitude 5.7 Maluku Sea, North Maluku, Indonesia, 24 km southwest of Mayu Island<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12:17pm (Jayapura Time) – <\/p>\n

\"5.7<\/div>\n

#5: Magnitude 5.5 Maluku Sea, 9.3 km north of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 8:34pm (Jayapura Time) – <\/p>\n

\"5.5<\/div>\n

#6: Magnitude 5.4 Coral Sea, 70 km north of Tanna Island, Tafea Province, Vanuatu<\/h3>\n

Friday, April 3, 2026, 10:22 a.m. (Efate time) – <\/p>\n

\"5.4<\/div>\n

#7: Magnitude 5.3 North Pacific, Northern Mariana Islands, 101 km east of Pagan Island<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 4:13 PM (GMT +10) – <\/p>\n

\"5.3<\/div>\n

#8: Magnitude 5.3 Kaimana Regency, southwest Papua, Indonesia, 81 km southwest of Nabile<\/h3>\n

Friday, April 3, 2026, 12:36 a.m. (Jayapura time) – <\/p>\n

\"5.3<\/div>\n

#9: Magnitude 5.2 62 km south of Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 3:39pm (Urumqi time) – <\/p>\n

\"5.2<\/div>\n

#10: Magnitude 5.2 Maluku Sea, 33 km west of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:10am (GMT +9) – <\/p>\n

\"5.2<\/div>\n

A felt earthquake was reported<\/h2>\n

#1: Mag 4.5 17.8 miles northwest of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, United States – 1770 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 1:41 a.m. (Los Angeles time) – <\/p>\n

\"4.5<\/div>\n

#2: Magnitude 2.9, Du Valais, 54 km southeast of Lausanne, Switzerland – 59 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:58 PM (GMT +2) – <\/p>\n

\"2.9<\/div>\n

#3: Magnitude 4.7 North Pacific, Costa Rica – 11 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:11 a.m. (Costa Rica time) – <\/p>\n

\"4.7<\/div>\n

#4: Magnitude 4.2 Eastern Mediterranean, T\u00fcrkiye, Antalya, 60 km south of Beykonak – 6 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 10:35 PM (GMT +3) – <\/p>\n

\"4.2<\/div>\n

#5: Magnitude 6.2 Maluku Sea, 18 km south of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 6 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12:23pm (Jayapura Time) – <\/p>\n

\"6.2<\/div>\n

#6: Magnitude 3.1 21 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece – 6 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 10:18 a.m. (GMT +3) – <\/p>\n

\"3.1<\/div>\n

#7: Magnitude 4.2 51 km northeast of Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey – 4 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:22 PM (GMT +3) – <\/p>\n

\"4.2<\/div>\n

#8: Magnitude 3.1 Hyogo, 51 km northwest of Osaka, Osaka, Japan – 4 reports<\/h3>\n

Friday, April 3, 2026, 1:41am (GMT +9) – <\/p>\n

\"Hyogo<\/div>\n

#9: Magnitude 3.7 43 km north of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand – 4 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 8:45 PM (GMT +13) – <\/p>\n

\"3.7<\/div>\n

#10: Magnitude 4.7 Ternate City, North Maluku Province, Indonesia, 145 km west of Ternate Island – 3 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:36 a.m. (Jayapura time) – <\/p>\n

\"Earthquake<\/div>\n

#11: Magnitude 5.2 Maluku Sea, 12 km west of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 3 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 8:35pm (Jayapura time) – <\/p>\n

\"5.2<\/div>\n

#12: Magnitude 3.7 South Pacific, 65 km northeast of Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand – 3 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 10:22 PM (GMT +13) – <\/p>\n

\"South<\/div>\n

#13: Magni 2.7 Jura, Switzerland, 34 km northwest of Biel\/Bienne – 3 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 6:44am (GMT +2) – <\/p>\n

\"2.7<\/div>\n

#14: Magnitude 4.5 122 km north of Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan – 3 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 5:12 a.m. (Karachi time) – <\/p>\n

\"4.5<\/div>\n

#15: Mag 2.5 19 miles southwest of Clear Lake, Lake County, California, United States – 3 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12:52 a.m. (-7 GMT) – <\/p>\n

\"2.5<\/div>\n

#16: Magnitude 5.0 Maluku Sea, 26 km southeast of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 3 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12:14pm (Jayapura Time) – <\/p>\n

\"5.0<\/div>\n

#17: Magnitude 5.7 Maluku Sea, 24 km southwest of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 3 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12:17pm (Jayapura Time) – <\/p>\n

\"5.7<\/div>\n

#18: Magnitude 5.9 Maluku Sea, 14 km southwest of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 2 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:13pm (Jayapura Time) – <\/p>\n

\"5.9<\/div>\n

#19: Magnitude 5.8 Maluku Sea, 14 km south of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 2 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:34 pm (Jayapura time) – <\/p>\n

\"5.8<\/div>\n

#20: Magnitude 4.2 North Pacific, 46 km southwest of Coatepeque, Guatemala – 2 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 7:53 AM (GMT -6) – <\/p>\n

\"4.2<\/div>\n

#21: Magnitude 3.8 24 km southeast of Xinying, Taiwan – 2 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:10pm (GMT +8) – <\/p>\n

\"3.8<\/div>\n

#22: Magnitude 3.8 South China Sea, 31 km southwest of Laoag, Philippines – 2 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:09 PM (GMT +8) – <\/p>\n

\"31<\/div>\n

#23: Magnitude 4.2 North Atlantic, British Virgin Islands, 79 km northwest of Anegada – 2 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 8:09am (GMT -4) – <\/p>\n

\"4.2<\/div>\n

#24: Magnitude 4.3 Ionian Sea, 99 km southwest of Sitera Island, Nomos Attikis, Attica, Greece – 2 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:15 a.m. (GMT +1) – <\/p>\n

\"4.3<\/div>\n

#25: Magnitude 2.0 18 km northwest of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand – 2 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:48 PM (GMT +13) – <\/p>\n

\"2.0<\/div>\n

#26: Magnitude 5.1 Maluku Sea, 22 km southwest of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 2 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 9:15 a.m. (Jayapura time) – <\/p>\n

\"5.1<\/div>\n

#27: Magnitude 5.2 Maluku Sea, 33 km west of Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 2 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:10am (GMT +9) – <\/p>\n

\"5.2<\/div>\n

#28: Magnitude 5.2 62 km south of Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China – 2 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 3:39 pm (Urumqi time) – <\/p>\n

\"5.2<\/div>\n

#29: Mag 4.5 52 km northeast of Calama, El Roa, Antofagasta, Chile – 2 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 3:48pm (Santiago time) – <\/p>\n

\"4.5<\/div>\n

#30: Magnitude 4.5 Indian Ocean, 65 km south of Perabuhan Ratu, Indonesia – 2 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 1:42 pm (Jakarta time) – <\/p>\n

\"4.5<\/div>\n

#31: Mag 2.5 Solano County, 9.3 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Contra Costa County, California, United States – 2 reports<\/h3>\n

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 6:13 a.m. (-7 GMT) – <\/p>\n

\"2.5<\/div>\n

earthquake statistics<\/h2>\n

Number and energy of earthquakes released over time<\/p>\n

\"Relationship<\/p>\n

The energy released exceeds the number and magnitude of earthquakes.<\/p>\n

\"Relationship<\/p>\n

Earthquake magnitude and energy released over time<\/p>\n

\"Relationship<\/p><\/div>\n

#World #Earthquake #Report #Thursday #April<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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