{"id":511295,"date":"2026-04-03T19:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/511295\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T19:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:51:25","slug":"world-earthquake-report-for-friday-3-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/511295\/","title":{"rendered":"World Earthquake Report for Friday, 3 April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, Apr 3, 2026 19:20 | 18 mins 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: 13 quakes 5.0+, 57 quakes 4.0+, 314 quakes 3.0+, 439 quakes 2.0+ (823 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 13 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 57 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 314 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 439 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 1.2 x 1014 joules (34.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 29631 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.2 learn more<\/a>10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 5.8 68 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan<\/a>Friday, Apr 3, 2026, at 08:42 pm (GMT +4:30) – \"5.8<\/a>#2: Mag 5.6 Maluku Sea, 5.2 km east of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a>Friday, Apr 3, 2026, at 09:22 am (Jayapura time) – \"5.6<\/a>#3: Mag 5.5 49 km east of Rasht, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan<\/a>Friday, Apr 3, 2026, at 03:26 pm (Dushanbe time) – \"5.5<\/a>#4: Mag 5.4 Maluku Sea, 36 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a>Friday, Apr 3, 2026, at 12:37 pm (GMT +9) – \"5.4<\/a>#5: 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>#6: Mag 5.3 Maluku Sea, 13 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a>Friday, Apr 3, 2026, at 09:32 am (Jayapura time) – \"5.3<\/a>#7: Mag 5.3 Maluku Sea, 36 km south of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a>Friday, Apr 3, 2026, at 10:44 am (Jayapura time) – \"5.3<\/a>#8: Mag 5.2 Maluku Sea, 40 km west of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a>Friday, Apr 3, 2026, at 01:42 pm (GMT +9) – \"5.2<\/a>#9: Mag 5.1 Maluku Sea, 20 km north of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia<\/a>Friday, Apr 3, 2026, at 07:59 pm (Jayapura time) – \"5.1<\/a>#10: Mag 5.1 North Pacific Ocean, 56 km southeast of Ostrov Ketoy Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia<\/a>Friday, Apr 3, 2026, at 01:10 pm (GMT +11) – \"5.1<\/a>Earthquakes reported felt#1: Mag 5.8 68 km south of Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan<\/a> – 484 reportsFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 08:42 pm (GMT +4:30) – \"5.8<\/a>#2: Mag 2.8 Canton de Vaud, 15 km northwest of Sitten, Switzerland<\/a> – 65 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 11:58 pm (GMT +2) – \"2.8<\/a>#3: Mag 4.4 24 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece<\/a> – 34 reportsFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 05:22 pm (Athens time) – \"4.4<\/a>#4: Mag 5.5 49 km east of Rasht, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan<\/a> – 30 reportsFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 03:26 pm (Dushanbe time) – \"5.5<\/a>#5: Mag 4.3 21 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece<\/a> – 11 reportsFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 09:51 am (Athens time) – \"4.3<\/a>#6: Mag 4.2 Eastern Mediterranean, 38 km south of Beykonak, Antalya, Turkey<\/a> – 10 reportsThursday, Apr 2, 2026, at 10:35 pm (Istanbul time) – \"4.2<\/a>#7: Mag 2.6 Santa Clara County, 8.7 mi northeast of Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, United States<\/a> – 8 reportsFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 12:51 am (GMT -7) – \"2.6<\/a>#8: Mag 3.2 13 km east of Gifu, Gifu, Japan<\/a> – 6 reportsFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 11:37 pm (GMT +9) – \"3.2<\/a>#9: Mag 5.1 Kabupaten Gayo Lues, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, 98 km west of Binjai, Indonesia<\/a> – 4 reportsFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 11:26 pm (Jakarta time) – \"5.1<\/a>#10: Mag 4.3 North Pacific Ocean, 88 km south of Masagua, Guatemala<\/a> – 3 reportsFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 02:19 am (GMT -6) – \"4.3<\/a>#11: Mag 4.2 Indian Ocean, 111 km east of Pulau Enggano Island, Bengkulu, Indonesia<\/a> – 2 reportsFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 07:16 pm (GMT +7) – \"4.2<\/a>#12: Mag 2.1 12 km west of Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy<\/a> – 2 reportsFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 09:59 am (GMT +2) – \"2.1<\/a>#13: Mag 2.9 157 km southeast of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapac\u00e1, Chile<\/a> – 2 reportsFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 01:27 am (GMT -3) – \"2.9<\/a>#14: Mag 3.1 Inland Sea, 20 km northeast of Awaji Shima Island, Hy\u014dgo, Japan<\/a> – 2 reportsSaturday, Apr 4, 2026, at 12:53 am (GMT +9) – \"3.1<\/a>#15: Mag 3.0 18 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece<\/a> – 2 reportsFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 05:50 pm (GMT +3) – \"3.0<\/a>#16: Mag 4.1 81 km east of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan<\/a> – 2 reportsFriday, Apr 3, 2026, at 02:42 pm (Kolkata time) – \"4.1<\/a>Earthquake stats<\/p>\n

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