Incidents on 12 April 2026

M4.5 Earthquake — 202 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 21:48 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 6 km E of Chita, Colombia 21:00 UTC · Colombia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 188 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 20:41 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 93 km S of King Cove, Alaska 20:14 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 192 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 20:06 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 98 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 20:05 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 90 km ENE of Yigo Village, Guam 19:43 UTC · Palau · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 62 km E of Lankaran, Azerbaijan 18:46 UTC · Azerbaijan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 27 km SE of Onagawa Chō, Japan 13:00 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — north of Ascension Island 12:14 UTC · Sierra Leone · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 144 km WSW of Bahía Solano, Colombia 11:50 UTC · Colombia · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — 193 km WSW of Sinabang, Indonesia 02:40 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands 01:09 UTC · Palau · USGS Moderate M4.4 Earthquake — 41 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan 23:54 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 51 km NNW of Itoigawa, Japan 23:54 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 116 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia 22:57 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 31 km ESE of Wright, Wyoming 22:16 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 55 km ESE of Adak, Alaska 21:57 UTC · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 93 km S of King Cove, Alaska 21:09 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 113 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska 21:02 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Kuril Islands 20:52 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 13 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii 20:44 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 96 km S of King Cove, Alaska 20:27 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 94 km S of King Cove, Alaska 20:19 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 182 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 19:48 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 19:27 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 14 km SW of Rodotópi, Greece 19:02 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 99 km W of Adak, Alaska 18:52 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 18 km W of Fairview, Wyoming 18:47 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands 17:53 UTC · Palau · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 9 km WNW of Cobb, CA 17:27 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 16:04 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Fiji region 15:33 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 199 km W of Pistol River, Oregon 15:08 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 15:04 UTC · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 13 km W of Fairview, Wyoming 15:01 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 14:11 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — off the west coast of northern Sumatra 14:10 UTC · Malaysia · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 13:57 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 13:57 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 13:56 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 84 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 13:45 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 13:22 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 90 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska 13:21 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 9 km S of Atoka, New Mexico 13:17 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 13:13 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 87 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 12:57 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 12:53 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 12:36 UTC · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 12:25 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 104 km SSW of Dompu, Indonesia 12:16 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 30 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska 12:05 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 11:48 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 11:46 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 179 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 11:21 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 3 km WSW of Concrete, Washington 11:12 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 36 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece 11:06 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 210 km E of Levuka, Fiji 11:06 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 73 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 11:02 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 160 km SSE of Honchō, Japan 10:38 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 77 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico 10:26 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 99 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 10:26 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 9 km WSW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska 10:22 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 09:47 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 50 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile 09:12 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 09:07 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 131 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 09:05 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 08:59 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 08:49 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 08:38 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 87 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 08:36 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 08:35 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 08:30 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 08:01 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 11 km ENE of Kanarraville, Utah 07:40 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — off the coast of Washington 07:30 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 07:18 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 06:52 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 71 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico 06:38 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 43 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska 05:30 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 75 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico 05:29 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 71 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico 05:27 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 107 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia 05:21 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 48 km E of Egegik, Alaska 04:44 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 6 km NNW of Badarpur, India 03:51 UTC · India · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 65 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska 03:08 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 74 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico 02:36 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 81 km WSW of Utete, Tanzania 02:32 UTC · Tanzania · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 32 km SSE of Sibolga, Indonesia 02:14 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 167 km SW of Adak, Alaska 02:14 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 242 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 02:02 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 24 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska 01:46 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 29 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands 01:33 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 18 km WNW of Pawnee, Texas 01:24 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 43 km N of Carrizales, Puerto Rico 00:56 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 120 km E of Bitung, Indonesia 00:52 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 64 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan 00:45 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 42 km N of Carrizales, Puerto Rico 00:37 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 273 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 00:31 UTC · USGS Minor

2014 The Great Fire of Valparaíso ravages the Chilean city of Valparaíso, killing 16 people, displacing nearly 10,000, and destroying more than 2,500 homes. 2013 Two suicide bombers kill three Chadian soldiers and injure dozens of civilians at a market in Kidal, Mali. 1970 Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board. 1927 Rocksprings, Texas is hit by an F5 tornado that destroys 235 of the 247 buildings in the town, kills 72 townspeople, and injures 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history. 1864 American Civil War: The Battle of Fort Pillow: Confederate forces kill most of the African American soldiers that surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.