{"id":510019,"date":"2026-04-03T02:32:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/510019\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T02:32:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:32:25","slug":"world-earthquake-report-for-thursday-2-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/510019\/","title":{"rendered":"World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 2 April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, Apr 3, 2026 00:24 | 2 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor<\/p>\n

\"Worldwide<\/p>\n

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 3 Apr 2026<\/p>\n

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 more<\/a>10 largest earthquakes in the world (2 Apr 2026)#1: Mag 6.2 Maluku Sea, 18 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a>Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 12:23 pm (Jayapura time) – \"6.2<\/a>#2: Mag 5.9 Maluku Sea, 14 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a>Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:13 pm (Jayapura time) – \"5.9<\/a>#3: Mag 5.8 Maluku Sea, 14 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a>Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:34 pm (Jayapura time) – \"5.8<\/a>#4: Mag 5.7 Maluku Sea, 24 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a>Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 12:17 pm (Jayapura time) – \"5.7<\/a>#5: Mag 5.5 Maluku Sea, 9.3 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a>Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 08:34 pm (Jayapura time) – \"5.5<\/a>#6: Mag 5.4 Coral Sea, 70 km north of Tanna Island, Tafea Province, Vanuatu<\/a>Friday, Apr 3, 2026, at 10:22 am (Efate time) – \"5.4<\/a>#7: Mag 5.3 North Pacific Ocean, 101 km east of Pagan Island, Northern Mariana Islands<\/a>Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 04:13 pm (GMT +10) – \"5.3<\/a>#8: Mag 5.3 Kabupaten Kaimana, Southwest Papua, 81 km southwest of Nabire, Indonesia<\/a>Friday, Apr 3, 2026, at 12:36 am (Jayapura time) – \"5.3<\/a>#9: Mag 5.2 62 km south of \u00dcr\u00fcmqi, Xinjiang, China<\/a>Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 03:39 pm (Urumqi time) – \"5.2<\/a>#10: Mag 5.2 Maluku Sea, 33 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a>Thursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:10 am (GMT +9) – \"5.2<\/a>Earthquakes reported felt#1: Mag 4.5 10.8 mi northwest of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, United States<\/a> – 1773 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 01:41 am (Los Angeles time) – \"4.5<\/a>#2: Mag 2.9 10.5 km west of Sitten, Sion District, Canton du Valais, Switzerland<\/a> – 60 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:58 pm (GMT +2) – \"2.9<\/a>#3: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica<\/a> – 11 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:11 am (Costa Rica time) – \"4.7<\/a>#4: Mag 6.2 Maluku Sea, 18 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a> – 7 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 12:23 pm (Jayapura time) – \"6.2<\/a>#5: Mag 4.2 Eastern Mediterranean, 60 km south of Beykonak, Antalya, Turkey<\/a> – 6 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 10:35 pm (GMT +3) – \"4.2<\/a>#6: Mag 3.1 21 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece<\/a> – 6 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 10:18 am (GMT +3) – \"3.1<\/a>#7: Mag 4.2 51 km northeast of Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey<\/a> – 4 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 09:22 pm (GMT +3) – \"4.2<\/a>#8: Mag 3.1 Hy\u014dgo, 51 km northwest of Osaka, Osaka, Japan<\/a> – 4 reportsFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 01:41 am (GMT +9) – \"3.1<\/a>#9: Mag 3.7 43 km north of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand<\/a> – 4 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 08:45 pm (GMT +13) – \"3.7<\/a>#10: Mag 4.7 145 km west of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a> – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 09:36 am (Jayapura time) – \"4.7<\/a>#11: Mag 5.2 Maluku Sea, 12 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a> – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 08:35 pm (Jayapura time) – \"5.2<\/a>#12: Mag 3.7 South Pacific Ocean, 65 km northeast of Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand<\/a> – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 10:22 pm (GMT +13) – \"3.7<\/a>#13: Mag 2.7 Canton de Jura, 34 km northwest of Biel\/Bienne, Switzerland<\/a> – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 06:44 am (GMT +2) – \"2.7<\/a>#14: Mag 4.5 122 km north of Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan<\/a> – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 05:12 am (Karachi time) – \"4.5<\/a>#15: Mag 2.5 12 mi southwest of Clearlake, Lake County, California, United States<\/a> – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 12:52 am (GMT -7) – \"2.5<\/a>#16: Mag 5.0 Maluku Sea, 26 km southeast of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a> – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 12:14 pm (Jayapura time) – \"5.0<\/a>#17: Mag 5.7 Maluku Sea, 24 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a> – 3 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 12:17 pm (Jayapura time) – \"5.7<\/a>#18: Mag 5.9 Maluku Sea, 14 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a> – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:13 pm (Jayapura time) – \"5.9<\/a>#19: Mag 5.8 Maluku Sea, 14 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a> – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:34 pm (Jayapura time) – \"5.8<\/a>#20: Mag 4.2 North Pacific Ocean, 46 km southwest of Coatepeque, Guatemala<\/a> – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 07:53 am (GMT -6) – \"4.2<\/a>#21: Mag 3.8 24 km southeast of Xinying, Taiwan<\/a> – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 09:10 pm (GMT +8) – \"3.8<\/a>#22: Mag 3.8 South China Sea, 31 km southwest of Laoag, Philippines<\/a> – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 09:09 pm (GMT +8) – \"3.8<\/a>#23: Mag 4.2 North Atlantic Ocean, 79 km northwest of Anegada Island, British Virgin Islands<\/a> – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 08:09 am (GMT -4) – \"4.2<\/a>#24: Mag 4.3 Ionian Sea, 99 km southwest of Cythera Island, Nomos Attikis, Attica, Greece<\/a> – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 09:15 am (GMT +1) – \"4.3<\/a>#25: Mag 2.0 18 km northwest of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand<\/a> – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 09:48 pm (GMT +13) – \"2.0<\/a>#26: Mag 5.1 Maluku Sea, 22 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a> – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 09:15 am (Jayapura time) – \"5.1<\/a>#27: Mag 5.2 Maluku Sea, 33 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a> – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:10 am (GMT +9) – \"5.2<\/a>#28: Mag 5.2 62 km south of \u00dcr\u00fcmqi, Xinjiang, China<\/a> – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 03:39 pm (Urumqi time) – \"5.2<\/a>#29: Mag 4.5 52 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile<\/a> – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 03:48 pm (Santiago time) – \"4.5<\/a>#30: Mag 4.5 Indian Ocean, 65 km south of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia<\/a> – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 01:42 pm (Jakarta time) – \"4.5<\/a>#31: Mag 2.5 Solano County, 5.8 mi northwest of Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California, United States<\/a> – 2 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 06:13 am (GMT -7) – \"2.5<\/a>Earthquake stats<\/p>\n

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