Saturday, May 2, 2026 10:20 | 4 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 2 May 2026
Summary: 6 quakes 5.0+, 33 quakes 4.0+, 152 quakes 3.0+, 358 quakes 2.0+ (549 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 6 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 33 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 152 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 358 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 8 x 1013 joules (22.1 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 19050 tons of TNT or 1.2 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.1 learn more
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 5.1 South Atlantic Ocean, 93 km northeast of Montagu Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Friday, May 1, 2026, at 09:04 am (GMT -2) –
#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 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 87 km east of Kamisu, Ibaraki, Japan
Friday, May 1, 2026, at 10:00 pm (GMT +9) –
#8: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 47 km south of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan
Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 02:19 am (GMT +9) –
#9: 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) –
#10: Mag 4.8 Banda Sea, 36 km southwest of Pulau Damar Island, Maluku, Indonesia
Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 03:52 am (Jayapura time) –
Earthquakes reported felt
#1: Mag 5.7 33 km southeast of Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan – 204 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 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) –
#4: Mag 4.6 Philippine Sea, Japan – 10 reports
Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 05:36 pm (GMT +9) –
#5: Mag 2.6 4.3 mi southeast of Ontario, San Bernardino County, California, United States – 8 reports
Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 03:10 am (GMT -7) –
#6: Mag 4.0 122 km east of Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar – 4 reports
Friday, May 1, 2026, at 09:21 pm (Yangon time) –
#7: Mag 3.2 Departamento de Guatemala, 16 km east of Palin, Guatemala – 4 reports
Friday, May 1, 2026, at 11:50 am (GMT -6) –
#8: Mag 3.8 10.2 km northwest of Mingaladon, Yangon, Myanmar – 4 reports
Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 12:03 pm (Yangon time) –
#9: 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) –
#10: 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) –
#11: Mag 3.2 Udalguri, 16 km west of Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur, Assam, India – 2 reports
Friday, May 1, 2026, at 04:15 pm (Kolkata time) –
#12: 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) –
#13: Mag 4.0 115 km northwest of Sitia, Lasithi, Crete, Greece – 2 reports
Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 09:29 am (GMT +2) –
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