USGS, NRCan, GA, BGSApril 2026
Earthquakes in April 2026
The agencies located 1,197 earthquakes in April 2026: 1,024 in and near the U.S. (USGS, M2.5 or more), 109 in and near Canada (Earthquakes Canada, M2.5 or more), 57 in Australia (Geoscience Australia, M2.5 or more) and 7 in and around the U.K. (BGS, M1.5 or more). The largest was M5.7, 20 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada, on April 14, 2026.
How strong were they?
| Magnitude | Earthquakes |
|---|---|
| 5.0 or more | 6 |
| 4.0 to 4.9 | 69 |
| 3.0 to 3.9 | 444 |
| 2.5 to 2.9 | 672 |
| 1.5 to 2.4 (U.K.) | 6 |
Source: USGS earthquake catalog; Earthquakes Canada; Geoscience Australia; British Geological Survey.
The largest of April 2026
| Date | Magnitude | Place | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | M5.7 | 20 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada | United States |
| 4 Apr 2026 | M5.6 | Amata (Musgrave Park), SA | Australia |
| 25 Apr 2026 | M5.5 | 88 km SE of Akutan, Alaska | United States |
| 12 Apr 2026 | M5.1 | 93 km S of King Cove, Alaska | United States |
| 3 Apr 2026 | M5.0 | 221 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska | United States |
| 18 Apr 2026 | M5.0 | 209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska | United States |
| 10 Apr 2026 | M4.9 | 89 km SE of False Pass, Alaska | United States |
| 22 Apr 2026 | M4.8 | 19 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada | United States |
| 24 Apr 2026 | M4.8 | 73 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska | United States |
| 11 Apr 2026 | M4.7 | 172 km E of Atka, Alaska | United States |
Source: USGS earthquake catalog; Earthquakes Canada; Geoscience Australia; British Geological Survey.
By country
| Country | Agency | Earthquakes |
|---|---|---|
| United States | USGS | 1,024 |
| Canada | Earthquakes Canada | 109 |
| Australia | Geoscience Australia | 57 |
| United Kingdom | BGS | 7 |
Source: USGS earthquake catalog; Earthquakes Canada; Geoscience Australia; British Geological Survey.
The list below holds AreaZine's notices: the U.S., Canada and Australia from April 6, 2026, the U.K. (magnitude 1.5 or more) from 5 Aug 2026. The counts above are the agencies' complete catalogues.
AreaZine's earthquake notices, April 2026
1,061 notices in AreaZine's record; the latest first below. Every one, oldest first: April 6, 2026 to April 13, 2026 · April 13, 2026 to April 19, 2026 · April 20, 2026 to April 27, 2026 · April 27, 2026 to April 30, 2026.
- M2.5 earthquake, 3 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas 3 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas expired
- M2.7 earthquake, 52 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 52 km S of Whites City, New Mexico expired
- M2.6 earthquake, 61 km N of Petersville, Alaska 61 km N of Petersville, Alaska expired
- M3.0 earthquake, 164 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 164 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska expired
- M2.5 earthquake, 100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska expired
- M2.8 earthquake, 14 km N of Morgan Hill, CA 14 km N of Morgan Hill, CA expired
- M2.6 earthquake, 94 km SW of Atka, Alaska 94 km SW of Atka, Alaska expired
- M2.7 earthquake, 49 km W of Petrolia, CA 49 km W of Petrolia, CA expired
- M3.4 earthquake, 125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska expired
- M3.5 earthquake, 30 km SE of Wright, Wyoming 30 km SE of Wright, Wyoming expired
- M3.7 earthquake, 228 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 228 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska expired
- M2.8 earthquake, 26 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 26 km SE of Akutan, Alaska expired
- M3.6 earthquake, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska expired
- M2.5 earthquake, 85 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 85 km S of Sand Point, Alaska expired
- M2.7 earthquake, 56 km SSE of Adak, Alaska 56 km SSE of Adak, Alaska expired
- M3.9 earthquake, 31 km NW of Valdez, Alaska 31 km NW of Valdez, Alaska expired
- M3.3 earthquake, 3 km SW of Babbitt, Minnesota 3 km SW of Babbitt, Minnesota expired
- M2.6 earthquake, 155 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 155 km WSW of Adak, Alaska expired
- M2.7 earthquake, 114 km E of Quaqtaq, QC 114 km E of Quaqtaq, QC expired
- M2.7 earthquake, 34 km NNE of Deering, Alaska 34 km NNE of Deering, Alaska expired
Source: U.S. Geological Survey earthquake catalog.
Earlier notices kept from April 2026
119 earlier notices in AreaZine's record; the latest first below. Every one, oldest first: April 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026.
- M 5.7 Earthquake Strikes 234 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea USGS
- M 5.0 Earthquake Strikes 135 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga Tonga USGS
- M 5.0 Earthquake Strikes 32 km East of Aras-asan, Philippines Eastern Philippines USGS
- M 5.2 Earthquake in Prince Edward Islands Region Prince Edward Islands region USGS
- M 5.1 Earthquake Hits Prince Edward Islands Region Prince Edward Islands region USGS
- M 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Prince Edward Islands Region Prince Edward Islands region USGS
- M 5.1 Earthquake Strikes Prince Edward Islands Region Prince Edward Islands region USGS
- M 5.2 Earthquake Strikes Fiji Region Fiji region USGS
- M 5.1 Earthquake Hits 26 km SW of Khorugh, Tajikistan Tajikistan USGS
- M 6.1 Earthquake Strikes 18 km West of Sarabetsu, Japan Japan USGS
- M 5.0 Earthquake Strikes 77 km ENE of Miyako, Japan Japan USGS
- M 5.9 Earthquake Strikes 168 km SE of Khovd, Mongolia Mongolia USGS
- M 5.2 Earthquake Occurs 34 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Russia USGS
- M 5.1 Earthquake Hits 164 km East of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Eastern Russia USGS
- M 5.4 Earthquake 156 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia USGS
- M 5.3 Earthquake 167 km East of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia USGS
- M 5.0 Earthquake Strikes 24 km South of Sitia, Greece Southern Greece USGS
- M 5.0 Earthquake Hits 86 km East of Noda, Japan Japan USGS
- M 5.3 Earthquake Strikes 119 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia Indonesia USGS
- M 5.8 Earthquake Strikes 11 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece Crete, Greece USGS
Notices AreaZine published before its record of the live feed began. AreaZine no longer holds each agency's full record for them, so each line shows what AreaZine recorded and links the agency where it gave a link.