World Earthquake Report for April 2026
Summary: 2 quakes 7.0+, 5 quakes 6.0+, 163 quakes 5.0+, 1178 quakes 4.0+, 5800 quakes 3.0+, 10415 quakes 2.0+ (17563 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 6+: 5 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 163 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 1178 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 5800 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 10415 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 8 or higher

List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during April 2026:

#1: Mag 7.4 Maluku Sea, 25 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia

Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 07:48 am (Jayapura time) -

#2: Mag 6.2 Maluku Sea, 18 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia

Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 12:23 pm (Jayapura time) -

#3: Mag 6.0 68 km east of Juanjui, Region de San Martin, Peru

Wednesday, Apr 1, 2026, at 06:20 am (Lima time) -

#4: Mag 6.0 South Pacific Ocean, Gisborne, New Zealand

Friday, Apr 17, 2026, at 01:30 am (GMT +12) -

#5: Mag 6.0 Philippine Sea, 101 km northwest of Pulau Karakelang Island, Indonesia

Saturday, Apr 4, 2026, at 06:34 pm (GMT +8) -

#6: Mag 5.9 Maluku Sea, 14 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia

Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:13 pm (Jayapura time) -

#7: Mag 5.9 Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

Monday, Apr 6, 2026, at 02:18 am (GMT -9) -

#8: Mag 5.9 111 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia

Saturday, Apr 4, 2026, at 10:35 am (Jayapura time) -

#9: Mag 5.8 121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:34 pm (Jayapura time) -

#10: Mag 5.8 68 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Friday, Apr 3, 2026, at 08:42 pm (GMT +4:30) -

Earthquake stats:

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