World Earthquake Report for Saturday, 18 April 2026
Summary: 16 quakes 5.0+, 42 quakes 4.0+, 172 quakes 3.0+, 316 quakes 2.0+ (546 total)
Magnitude 5+: 16 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 42 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 172 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 316 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (18 Apr 2026)

#1: Mag 5.9 South Pacific Ocean, Gisborne, 314 km south of Raoul Island, New Zealand

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 10:47 pm (GMT +12) -

#2: Mag 5.8 44 km southwest of Kirakira, Makira-Ulawa Province, Solomon Islands

Sunday, Apr 19, 2026, at 02:03 am (Guadalcanal time) -

#3: Mag 5.7 16 km south of Lahewa, Kabupaten Nias Utara, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Sunday, Apr 19, 2026, at 03:06 am (Jakarta time) -

#4: Mag 5.5 Carlsberg Ridge

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 09:59 am (GMT +4) -

#5: Mag 5.4 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

Sunday, Apr 19, 2026, at 06:29 am (GMT +12) -

#6: Mag 5.3 Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 07:24 am (GMT +4:30) -

#7: Mag 5.3 Marlborough, New Zealand

Sunday, Apr 19, 2026, at 04:03 am (GMT +12) -

#8: Mag 5.2 North Pacific Ocean, 114 km southeast of Ostrov Chirpoy Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 02:40 pm (GMT +10) -

#9: Mag 5.2 South of Kermadec Islands

Friday, Apr 17, 2026, at 10:56 pm (GMT -12) -

#10: Mag 5.2 South Pacific Ocean, Manawatu-Wanganui, 309 km south of Raoul Island, New Zealand

Sunday, Apr 19, 2026, at 12:16 am (GMT +12) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.3 Badakhshan, Afghanistan - 44 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 07:24 am (GMT +4:30) -

#2: Mag 4.9 34 km north of Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan - 18 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 02:54 pm (GMT +9) -

#3: Mag 4.9 32 km west of Nagano, Nagano, Japan - 14 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 01:20 pm (GMT +9) -

#4: Mag 4.6 61 km southeast of Bucaramanga, Departamento de Santander, Colombia - 10 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 05:24 am (GMT -5) -

#5: Mag 3.9 26 km east of Yarumal, Antioquia, Colombia - 8 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 09:05 am (GMT -5) -

#6: Mag 5.7 16 km south of Lahewa, Kabupaten Nias Utara, North Sumatra, Indonesia - 7 reports

Sunday, Apr 19, 2026, at 03:06 am (Jakarta time) -

#7: Mag 4.5 68 km southeast of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - 5 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 07:46 am (GMT +4:30) -

#8: Mag 2.2 Basel-Landschaft, 8 km north of Olten, Switzerland - 4 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 08:33 pm (GMT +2) -

#9: Mag 3.2 26 km west of Nagano, Nagano, Japan - 3 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 03:33 pm (GMT +9) -

#10: Mag 4.4 Philippine Sea, 53 km northeast of Malita, Davao Occidental, Davao, Philippines - 3 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 04:45 pm (GMT +8) -

#11: Mag 2.7 Eastern Mediterranean, Limassol District, 17 km west of Paphos, Pafos, Cyprus - 3 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 11:11 am (GMT +3) -

#12: Mag 3.6 Eastern Mediterranean, 39 km south of Beykonak, Antalya, Turkey - 3 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 10:47 am (GMT +3) -

#13: Mag 3.1 18 km southeast of Korce, Qarku i Korces, Albania - 3 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 11:05 pm (GMT +2) -

#14: Mag 5.9 South Pacific Ocean, Gisborne, 314 km south of Raoul Island, New Zealand - 2 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 10:47 pm (GMT +12) -

#15: Mag 3.6 26 km west of Nagano, Nagano, Japan - 2 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 04:21 pm (GMT +9) -

#16: Mag 4.3 North Pacific Ocean, 92 km south of San Salvador, El Salvador - 2 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 04:21 pm (GMT -6) -

#17: Mag 4.0 17 km east of La Isla, Estado de Veracruz-Llave, Mexico - 2 reports

Friday, Apr 17, 2026, at 07:49 pm (GMT -6) -

#18: Mag 4.4 Caribbean Sea, 172 km northeast of Panama City, Provincia de Panama, Panama - 2 reports

Saturday, Apr 18, 2026, at 05:42 am (GMT -5) -

Earthquake stats

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