Friday, Apr 3, 2026 00:24 | 2 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 3 Apr 2026
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 22 quakes 5.0+, 119 quakes 4.0+, 425 quakes 3.0+, 422 quakes 2.0+ (989 total)
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 22 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 119 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 425 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 422 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 3.4 x 1014 joules (95.1 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 81850 tons of TNT or 5.1 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.5 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (2 Apr 2026)#1: Mag 6.2 Maluku Sea, 18 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 12:23 pm (Jayapura time) – 
#2: Mag 5.9 Maluku Sea, 14 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:13 pm (Jayapura time) – 
#3: Mag 5.8 Maluku Sea, 14 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:34 pm (Jayapura time) – 
#4: Mag 5.7 Maluku Sea, 24 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 12:17 pm (Jayapura time) – 
#5: Mag 5.5 Maluku Sea, 9.3 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 08:34 pm (Jayapura time) – 
#6: Mag 5.4 Coral Sea, 70 km north of Tanna Island, Tafea Province, VanuatuFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 10:22 am (Efate time) – 
#7: Mag 5.3 North Pacific Ocean, 101 km east of Pagan Island, Northern Mariana IslandsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 04:13 pm (GMT +10) – 
#8: Mag 5.3 Kabupaten Kaimana, Southwest Papua, 81 km southwest of Nabire, IndonesiaFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 12:36 am (Jayapura time) – 
#9: Mag 5.2 62 km south of Ürümqi, Xinjiang, ChinaThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 03:39 pm (Urumqi time) – 
#10: Mag 5.2 Maluku Sea, 33 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, IndonesiaThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:10 am (GMT +9) – 
Earthquakes reported felt#1: Mag 4.5 10.8 mi northwest of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, United States – 1773 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 01:41 am (Los Angeles time) – 
#2: Mag 2.9 10.5 km west of Sitten, Sion District, Canton du Valais, Switzerland – 60 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:58 pm (GMT +2) – 
#3: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica – 11 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:11 am (Costa Rica time) – 
#4: Mag 6.2 Maluku Sea, 18 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 7 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 12:23 pm (Jayapura time) – #5: Mag 4.2 Eastern Mediterranean, 60 km south of Beykonak, Antalya, Turkey – 6 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 10:35 pm (GMT +3) – 
#6: Mag 3.1 21 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece – 6 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 10:18 am (GMT +3) – 
#7: Mag 4.2 51 km northeast of Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey – 4 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 09:22 pm (GMT +3) – 
#8: Mag 3.1 Hyōgo, 51 km northwest of Osaka, Osaka, Japan – 4 reportsFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 01:41 am (GMT +9) – 
#9: Mag 3.7 43 km north of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand – 4 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 08:45 pm (GMT +13) – 
#10: Mag 4.7 145 km west of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 09:36 am (Jayapura time) – 
#11: Mag 5.2 Maluku Sea, 12 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 08:35 pm (Jayapura time) – 
#12: Mag 3.7 South Pacific Ocean, 65 km northeast of Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 10:22 pm (GMT +13) – 
#13: Mag 2.7 Canton de Jura, 34 km northwest of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 06:44 am (GMT +2) – 
#14: Mag 4.5 122 km north of Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 05:12 am (Karachi time) – 
#15: Mag 2.5 12 mi southwest of Clearlake, Lake County, California, United States – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 12:52 am (GMT -7) – 
#16: Mag 5.0 Maluku Sea, 26 km southeast of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 12:14 pm (Jayapura time) – 
#17: Mag 5.7 Maluku Sea, 24 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 12:17 pm (Jayapura time) – #18: Mag 5.9 Maluku Sea, 14 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:13 pm (Jayapura time) – #19: Mag 5.8 Maluku Sea, 14 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:34 pm (Jayapura time) – #20: Mag 4.2 North Pacific Ocean, 46 km southwest of Coatepeque, Guatemala – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 07:53 am (GMT -6) – 
#21: Mag 3.8 24 km southeast of Xinying, Taiwan – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 09:10 pm (GMT +8) – 
#22: Mag 3.8 South China Sea, 31 km southwest of Laoag, Philippines – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 09:09 pm (GMT +8) – 
#23: Mag 4.2 North Atlantic Ocean, 79 km northwest of Anegada Island, British Virgin Islands – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 08:09 am (GMT -4) – 
#24: Mag 4.3 Ionian Sea, 99 km southwest of Cythera Island, Nomos Attikis, Attica, Greece – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 09:15 am (GMT +1) – 
#25: Mag 2.0 18 km northwest of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 09:48 pm (GMT +13) – 
#26: Mag 5.1 Maluku Sea, 22 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 09:15 am (Jayapura time) – 
#27: Mag 5.2 Maluku Sea, 33 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:10 am (GMT +9) – #28: Mag 5.2 62 km south of Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 03:39 pm (Urumqi time) – #29: Mag 4.5 52 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 03:48 pm (Santiago time) – 
#30: Mag 4.5 Indian Ocean, 65 km south of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 01:42 pm (Jakarta time) – 
#31: Mag 2.5 Solano County, 5.8 mi northwest of Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California, United States – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 06:13 am (GMT -7) – 
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