World Earthquake Report for Monday, 20 April 2026
Summary: 1 quake 7.0+, 13 quakes 5.0+, 53 quakes 4.0+, 175 quakes 3.0+, 368 quakes 2.0+ (610 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 7+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 13 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 53 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 175 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 368 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 7.4 North Pacific Ocean, 164 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 05:53 pm (GMT +10) -

#2: Mag 5.6 North Pacific Ocean, 181 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 06:32 pm (GMT +10) -

#3: Mag 5.4 Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 09:21 am (GMT +8) -

#4: Mag 5.3 North Pacific Ocean, 236 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 05:03 pm (GMT +9) -

#5: Mag 5.3 South Papua, 73 km southeast of Sarmi, Indonesia

Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026, at 03:47 am (Jayapura time) -

#6: Mag 5.3 Philippine Sea, Japan

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 06:52 pm (GMT +9) -

#7: Mag 5.2 North Pacific Ocean, 193 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 05:08 pm (GMT +9) -

#8: Mag 5.2 Banda Sea, 38 km northwest of Kalabahi, Indonesia

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 01:19 pm (GMT +8) -

#9: Mag 5.2 Gisborne, New Zealand

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 11:52 am (GMT +12) -

#10: Mag 5.1 Gisborne, New Zealand

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 07:04 pm (GMT +12) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 7.4 North Pacific Ocean, 164 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan - 107 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 05:53 pm (GMT +10) -

#2: Mag 3.0 7.6 km northwest of Ontinyent, Valencia, Spain - 52 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 01:52 am (GMT +2) -

#3: Mag 5.6 North Pacific Ocean, 181 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan - 7 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 06:32 pm (GMT +10) -

#4: Mag 3.8 15 km southwest of Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand - 5 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 08:41 pm (GMT +12) -

#5: Mag 4.3 Philippine Sea, 43 km southeast of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan - 5 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 06:44 pm (GMT +9) -

#6: Mag 4.4 4.7 km northeast of Okayama, Okayama-ken, Japan - 5 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 04:55 pm (GMT +9) -

#7: Mag 5.0 North Pacific Ocean, 113 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan - 4 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 07:44 pm (GMT +9) -

#8: Mag 2.0 Randolph County, 16 mi south of Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States - 4 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 07:50 am (GMT -4) -

#9: Mag 5.1 Gisborne, New Zealand - 3 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 07:04 pm (GMT +12) -

#10: Mag 2.1 Keryneia, 18 km northwest of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus - 3 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 11:04 am (GMT +3) -

#11: Mag 5.1 North Pacific Ocean, 197 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan - 3 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 10:56 pm (GMT +10) -

#12: Mag 5.3 Philippine Sea, Japan - 3 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 06:52 pm (GMT +9) -

#13: Mag 3.2 12 km north of Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia - 3 reports

Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026, at 03:02 am (GMT +8) -

#14: Mag 5.1 North Pacific Ocean, 182 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan - 3 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 06:49 pm (GMT +9) -

#15: Mag 3.3 47 km southwest of Pelabuhanratu, Kabupaten Sukabumi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia - 2 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 07:11 pm (GMT +7) -

#16: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 101 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan - 2 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 05:30 pm (GMT +9) -

#17: Mag 4.5 North Pacific Ocean, 94 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan - 2 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 08:28 pm (GMT +9) -

#18: Mag 3.7 Eastern Mediterranean, 24 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 01:51 pm (GMT +3) -

#19: Mag 5.2 Gisborne, New Zealand - 2 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 11:52 am (GMT +12) -

#20: Mag 3.4 23 mi southeast of Fernley, Lyon County, Nevada, United States - 2 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 07:02 am (GMT -7) -

#21: Mag 3.4 16 km southwest of Hualien City, Taiwan - 2 reports

Monday, Apr 20, 2026, at 07:13 am (Taipei time) -

Earthquake stats

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