World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 Apr 2026
Summary: 5 quakes 5.0+, 37 quakes 4.0+, 179 quakes 3.0+, 346 quakes 2.0+ (567 total)
Magnitude 5+: 5 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 37 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 179 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 346 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (15 Apr 2026)

#1: Mag 5.7 North Pacific Ocean, 251 km west of San Jose, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 12:56 am (GMT -6) -

#2: Mag 5.7 North Pacific Ocean, 100 km west of Nicoya, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 12:56 pm (GMT -6) -

#3: Mag 5.4 South Pacific Ocean, 140 km southeast of Aneityum Island, Vanuatu

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 06:59 pm (GMT +11) -

#4: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, 30 km northwest of Isla Ramirez Island, Region de Magallanes y Antartica Chilena, Chile

Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026, at 11:38 pm (GMT -3) -

#5: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 10:21 pm (GMT +12) -

#6: Mag 4.9 Java Sea, Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan, 134 km north of Pulau Medang Island, Indonesia

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 10:10 am (GMT +8) -

#7: Mag 4.9 Coral Sea, 212 km southeast of Uki Ni Massi Island, Solomon Islands

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 06:27 pm (GMT +11) -

#8: Mag 4.8 Quezon, 113 km east of Rodriguez, Province of Rizal, Calabarzon, Philippines

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 06:40 pm (GMT +8) -

#9: Mag 4.7 Banda Sea, 27 km south of Pulau Saparua Island, Maluku, Indonesia

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026, at 01:55 am (GMT +9) -

#10: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, 194 km southeast of Namuka Island, Eastern, Fiji

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 05:09 am (GMT -12) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.7 North Pacific Ocean, 251 km west of San Jose, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica - 133 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 12:56 am (GMT -6) -

#2: Mag 3.1 8.1 km north of Ladybrand, Free State, South Africa - 23 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 04:07 pm (GMT +2) -

#3: Mag 3.2 14 km south of Hlohlolwane, Free State, South Africa - 21 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 02:07 pm (GMT +2) -

#4: Mag 3.8 Provincia de Puntarenas, 42 km south of San Jose, Costa Rica - 15 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 09:55 am (GMT -6) -

#5: Mag 4.5 Sulu Sea, 32 km west of Iloilo City, Philippines - 8 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 09:21 am (GMT +8) -

#6: Mag 4.3 37 km northeast of Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand - 7 reports

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026, at 07:18 am (GMT +12) -

#7: Mag 2.5 6.9 km north of Singen, Freiburg Region, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany - 7 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 04:00 am (GMT +2) -

#8: Mag 4.9 Java Sea, Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan, 134 km north of Pulau Medang Island, Indonesia - 7 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 10:10 am (GMT +8) -

#9: Mag 4.8 Quezon, 113 km east of Rodriguez, Province of Rizal, Calabarzon, Philippines - 4 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 06:40 pm (GMT +8) -

#10: Mag 3.2 14 km west of San Vito, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 3 reports

Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026, at 06:40 pm (GMT -6) -

#11: Mag 4.1 4.3 km northeast of Villa Hidalgo, Estado de Sonora, Mexico - 3 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 02:34 pm (GMT -7) -

#12: Mag 2.0 Kabupaten Cianjur, 10.7 km south of Banjar, Indonesia - 3 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 07:26 am (GMT +7) -

#13: Mag 4.3 Departamento de Sarmiento, 75 km southwest of San Juan, Departamento de Capital, San Juan Province, Argentina - 2 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 03:53 am (GMT -3) -

#14: Mag 3.0 16 km southeast of Pátrai, Achaea, West Greece, Greece - 2 reports

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026, at 01:30 am (GMT +3) -

#15: Mag 2.9 Black Sea, 41 km west of Olenevka, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine - 2 reports

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026, at 01:02 am (GMT +2) -

#16: Mag 3.2 35 mi north of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, United States - 2 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 07:51 am (GMT -7) -

#17: Mag 3.2 142 km southwest of Xigazê, Tibet, China - 2 reports

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026, at 12:03 am (GMT +8) -

#18: Mag 3.8 Mamit, 10.4 km west of Aizawl, Aizawl, Mizoram, India - 2 reports

Thursday, Apr 16, 2026, at 02:09 am (GMT +5:30) -

#19: Mag 5.7 North Pacific Ocean, 100 km west of Nicoya, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica - 2 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 12:56 pm (GMT -6) -

#20: Mag 4.2 South Pacific Ocean, 60 km west of Los Vilos, Provincia de Choapa, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 2 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 12:58 am (GMT -5) -

#21: Mag 4.2 14 km north of Naqadeh, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran - 2 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 12:30 pm (GMT +3:30) -

#22: Mag 3.6 28 km southeast of Aimogasta, Departamento de Arauco, La Rioja Province, Argentina - 2 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 01:37 am (GMT -3) -

#23: Mag 4.0 South Pacific Ocean, 67 km west of La Ligua, Petorca, Region de Valparaiso, Chile - 2 reports

Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026, at 11:47 pm (GMT -5) -

#24: Mag 2.4 2.5 km north of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand - 2 reports

Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026, at 05:41 pm (GMT +12) -

Earthquake stats


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