Incidents on 8 April 2026

M4.7 Earthquake — Reykjanes Ridge 23:23 UTC · Iceland · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 170 km SE of Port Blair, India 22:13 UTC · India · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Reykjanes Ridge 21:29 UTC · Iceland · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 20:40 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 102 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 20:22 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 114 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia 19:14 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 101 km N of Akutan, Alaska 18:10 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 103 km E of Maumere, Indonesia 16:17 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — western Indian-Antarctic Ridge 15:14 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 14:59 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 14:55 UTC · Antigua and Barbuda · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 84 km SW of Kýthira, Greece 11:34 UTC · Greece · USGS Moderate M5.6 Earthquake — 63 km SSE of Sovetabad, Azerbaijan 09:05 UTC · Azerbaijan · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 147 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 08:33 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Fiji region 08:32 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 76 km ESE of Taira, Japan 07:27 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — Bonin Islands, Japan region 06:48 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 50 km E of Baculin, Philippines 05:56 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M2.7 Earthquake — 5 km NNE of Castaic, CA 04:04 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — south of Tonga 02:55 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 115 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia 00:11 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.3 Earthquake — Reykjanes Ridge 23:24 UTC · Iceland · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 116 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia 23:23 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 0 km SSW of Rincón, Puerto Rico 22:39 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 180 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 21:40 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 13 km SE of Sleepy Hollow, Wyoming 21:37 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 61 km SE of Adak, Alaska 21:20 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Reykjanes Ridge 21:14 UTC · Iceland · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Reykjanes Ridge 21:10 UTC · Iceland · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 91 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 18:34 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska 17:02 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 106 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia 16:58 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 105 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia 15:57 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 83 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia 15:51 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 126 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska 15:00 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 60 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia 14:30 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — southeast of Easter Island 14:07 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 150 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 13:50 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 13:33 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 34 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska 12:56 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 20 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas 12:02 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 6 km E of Hala‘ula, Hawaii 11:56 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 16 km N of Mosquito Lake, Alaska 11:19 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 28 km NNW of Yawatahama, Japan 11:13 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 51 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador 10:43 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 84 km E of Adak, Alaska 09:45 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 109 km SSW of Alo, Wallis and Futuna 09:21 UTC · Samoa · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 89 km SSW of Yulara, Australia 09:17 UTC · Australia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 41 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska 08:45 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 154 km S of False Pass, Alaska 08:22 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 08:06 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 52 km E of Egegik, Alaska 07:12 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 25 km ENE of Mesariá, Greece 06:54 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 128 km E of Miyako, Japan 06:27 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 19 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas 06:18 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 19 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas 06:17 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 78 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia 04:49 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 03:33 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Fiji region 03:27 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 112 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia 03:07 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 14 km NNW of Susanville, CA 02:47 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 01:58 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 158 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia 01:54 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 73 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador 01:32 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 94 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 01:11 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 191 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 00:21 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 48 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan 00:05 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor

2026 Operation Eternal Darkness: Hours after a ceasefire to the Iran war, Israeli attacks on Lebanon kill at least 357 and injures more than 1200 people in the largest airstrikes of the Lebanon war. 1968 BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after takeoff. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime.