Friday, May 1, 2026 00:24 | 1 day ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 1 May 2026
Summary: 2 quakes 5.0+, 30 quakes 4.0+, 177 quakes 3.0+, 356 quakes 2.0+ (565 total)
Magnitude 5+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 30 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 177 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 356 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 3.8 x 1013 joules (10.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 9002 tons of TNT or 0.6 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.9 learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (30 Apr 2026)
#1: Mag 5.7 Bismarck Sea, 171 km southeast of Rambutyo Island, Papua New Guinea
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 11:27 pm (GMT +10) –
#2: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, 166 km north of Tofua Island, Ha’apai, Tonga
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 10:07 pm (GMT +13) –
#3: Mag 4.9 South Pacific Ocean, Waikato, New Zealand
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 06:40 pm (GMT +12) –
#4: Mag 4.9 Kabupaten Mamberamo Raya, South Papua, 86 km southwest of Sarmi, Indonesia
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 10:29 pm (Jayapura time) –
#5: Mag 4.9 65 km southeast of Monkayo, Davao de Oro, Davao, Philippines
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 11:01 pm (Manila time) –
#6: Mag 4.8 New Ireland Province, 86 km east of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Friday, May 1, 2026, at 08:58 am (Port Moresby time) –
#7: Mag 4.8 Departamento de Santa Catalina, 253 km northwest of San Salvador de Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy Province, Argentina
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 10:42 am (Jujuy time) –
#8: Mag 4.8 Mid-Indian Ridge
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 10:28 pm (GMT +5) –
#9: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 125 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 07:38 pm (GMT +9) –
#10: Mag 4.5 North Pacific Ocean, 180 km northeast of Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 05:43 pm (GMT +9) –
Earthquakes reported felt
#1: Mag 3.2 San Bernardino County, 10.8 mi northeast of Riverside, Riverside County, California, United States – 35 reports
Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026, at 08:48 pm (GMT -7) –
#2: Mag 4.1 Caribbean Sea, 27 km northeast of Isla de Roatan Island, Honduras – 6 reports
Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026, at 10:15 pm (Tegucigalpa time) –
#3: Mag 2.6 3.4 mi southwest of Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, United States – 5 reports
Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026, at 08:48 pm (GMT -7) –
#4: Mag 2.7 Kalahandi, 48 km north of Nowrangapur, Nabarangpur, State of Odisha, India – 5 reports
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 07:20 pm (GMT +5:30) –
#5: Mag 4.0 10.5 km southwest of Puerto Escondido, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico – 4 reports
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 01:24 am (Mexico City time) –
#6: Mag 2.9 Zagreb County, 23 km southwest of Zagreb, City of Zagreb, Croatia – 4 reports
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 07:34 am (GMT +2) –
#7: Mag 4.9 65 km southeast of Monkayo, Davao de Oro, Davao, Philippines – 4 reports
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 11:01 pm (Manila time) –
#8: Mag 2.5 Saint Patrick, 13 km southeast of Roseau, Saint George, Dominica – 3 reports
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 03:31 am (GMT -4) –
#9: Mag 4.4 43 km northeast of La Rinconada, Puno, Peru – 2 reports
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 07:36 am (Lima time) –
#10: Mag 3.7 21 mi south of Alamo, Lincoln County, Nevada, United States – 2 reports
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 12:44 am (Los Angeles time) –
#11: Mag 4.2 Tasman Sea, 64 km north of Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand – 2 reports
Friday, May 1, 2026, at 10:57 am (GMT +12) –
#12: Mag 3.7 9.7 km south of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan – 2 reports
Thursday, Apr 30, 2026, at 08:23 pm (GMT +9) –
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