World Earthquake Report for Saturday, 2 May 2026
Summary: 7 quakes 5.0+, 35 quakes 4.0+, 147 quakes 3.0+, 355 quakes 2.0+ (544 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 7 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 35 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 147 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 355 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.8 Philippine Sea, 30 km northeast of Yilan, Taiwan

Friday, May 1, 2026, at 08:39 pm (Taipei time) -

#2: Mag 5.7 33 km southeast of Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan

Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 06:28 pm (GMT +9) -

#3: Mag 5.3 North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal

Friday, May 1, 2026, at 03:03 pm (GMT -2) -

#4: Mag 5.2 Banda Sea, 118 km northwest of Pulau Molu Island, Maluku, Indonesia

Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 07:27 pm (GMT +9) -

#5: Mag 5.1 South of the Fiji Islands

Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 02:06 pm (GMT +12) -

#6: Mag 5.0 74 km southeast of La Rioja, Departamento de Capital, La Rioja Province, Argentina

Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 02:04 am (La Rioja time) -

#7: Mag 5.0 South Atlantic Ocean, 122 km southeast of Montagu Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 08:31 am (GMT -2) -

#8: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 87 km east of Kamisu, Ibaraki, Japan

Friday, May 1, 2026, at 10:00 pm (GMT +9) -

#9: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 47 km south of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan

Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 02:19 am (GMT +9) -

#10: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 58 km southeast of Haha Jima Island, Tokyo, Japan

Friday, May 1, 2026, at 11:40 pm (GMT +9) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.7 33 km southeast of Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan - 222 reports

Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 06:28 pm (GMT +9) -

#2: Mag 5.8 Philippine Sea, 30 km northeast of Yilan, Taiwan - 33 reports

Friday, May 1, 2026, at 08:39 pm (Taipei time) -

#3: Mag 2.6 4.3 mi southeast of Ontario, San Bernardino County, California, United States - 32 reports

Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 03:10 am (GMT -7) -

#4: Mag 5.0 74 km southeast of La Rioja, Departamento de Capital, La Rioja Province, Argentina - 15 reports

Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 02:04 am (La Rioja time) -

#5: Mag 4.6 Philippine Sea, Japan - 10 reports

Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 05:36 pm (GMT +9) -

#6: Mag 2.7 20 km south of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand - 5 reports

Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 10:43 pm (GMT +12) -

#7: Mag 4.0 122 km east of Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar - 4 reports

Friday, May 1, 2026, at 09:21 pm (Yangon time) -

#8: Mag 3.2 Departamento de Guatemala, 16 km east of Palin, Guatemala - 4 reports

Friday, May 1, 2026, at 11:50 am (GMT -6) -

#9: Mag 4.0 115 km northwest of Sitia, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 4 reports

Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 09:29 am (GMT +2) -

#10: Mag 3.8 10.2 km northwest of Mingaladon, Yangon, Myanmar - 4 reports

Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 12:03 pm (Yangon time) -

#11: Mag 3.0 48 km southwest of Kozani, Nomos Kozanis, West Macedonia, Greece - 2 reports

Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 01:33 am (GMT +3) -

#12: Mag 3.0 23 mi southeast of Fernley, Lyon County, Nevada, United States - 2 reports

Friday, May 1, 2026, at 07:49 pm (GMT -7) -

#13: Mag 3.5 5.1 km northwest of Mayagueez, Mayagueez Municipio, Puerto Rico - 2 reports

Friday, May 1, 2026, at 11:57 am (GMT -4) -

Earthquake stats

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