Incidents on 18 April 2026

M4.6 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 20:55 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.7 Earthquake — 72 km WSW of Gunungsitoli, Indonesia 20:06 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 121 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea 19:46 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 18:29 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 37 km ENE of Rāmhormoz, Iran 18:24 UTC · Iran · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 16:03 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — southeast of Easter Island 15:24 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.8 Earthquake — 46 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 15:03 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 85 km WSW of Shuanglong, China 14:26 UTC · China · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 14:12 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 13:26 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 13:23 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 13:15 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 12:16 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 12:15 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga 12:05 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 25 km ENE of Karligan, Philippines 12:01 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 11:45 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 140 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia 11:04 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 10:56 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 10:54 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 10:53 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M3.8 Earthquake — 10 km south-east of Whakatane 10:50 UTC · New Zealand · GEONET Moderate M5.9 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 10:47 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 55 km E of Hihifo, Tonga 10:25 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 8 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia 10:24 UTC · Colombia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 148 km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia 10:23 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 98 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga 09:32 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 116 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga 09:28 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 190 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands 09:25 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 09:24 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate San Francisco’s Skyline Shines, but Earthquake Risk Remains 120 Years After 1906 07:00 UTC · United States · GNEWS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge 06:17 UTC · Seychelles · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge 06:04 UTC · Seychelles · USGS Moderate M5.5 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge 05:59 UTC · Seychelles · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge 05:59 UTC · Seychelles · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge 05:58 UTC · Seychelles · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 10 km SSW of Hakuba, Japan 05:54 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — Kuril Islands 04:40 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 276 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia 04:37 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 12 km NNW of Ōmachi, Japan 04:20 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 04:06 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 29 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan 03:16 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — 38 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan 02:54 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 114 km E of Bitung, Indonesia 02:14 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 29 km N of Ollagüe, Chile 02:08 UTC · Bolivia · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 241 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia 00:28 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M2.7 Earthquake — 37 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska 23:58 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 34 km NNE of Pucallpa, Peru 23:56 UTC · Peru · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 5 km N of Coamo, Puerto Rico 22:58 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 230 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 22:55 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 10 km E of Pāhala, Hawaii 22:48 UTC · Kiribati · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 159 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 22:21 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 18 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan 22:18 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 89 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines 22:16 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 162 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 22:09 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 58 km W of Abepura, Indonesia 21:37 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 222 km NW of Nagqu, China 21:27 UTC · China · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 15 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada 20:25 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 19:56 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 32 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska 19:47 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 71 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska 18:53 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 75 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska 17:58 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — off the coast of Central America 17:57 UTC · Panama · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 196 km SE of Perryville, Alaska 17:54 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 39 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska 17:25 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 122 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna 16:53 UTC · Samoa · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 18 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada 16:38 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 230 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 16:37 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 139 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 16:01 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 173 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu 15:32 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 13 km NNW of Campamento, Colombia 14:05 UTC · Colombia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 168 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga 13:42 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 147 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 13:27 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 4 km E of Sugal, Philippines 12:30 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 106 km NNW of Aleknagik, Alaska 12:29 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 18 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada 12:19 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska 11:23 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 137 km NE of Achutupo, Panama 10:42 UTC · Panama · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 135 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia 10:31 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 93 km SSW of Pasni, Pakistan 08:49 UTC · Pakistan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 19 km WSW of Luzon, Philippines 08:45 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 242 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska 07:08 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 41 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska 06:54 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 197 km W of Bandon, Oregon 06:09 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 45 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska 05:35 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia 05:14 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 101 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 03:51 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 4 km NW of Coushatta, Louisiana 02:22 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 223 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 02:18 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada 01:59 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 144 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 00:47 UTC · USGS Minor

Peguis, Fisher River declare state of emergency with flood risk 'a certainty' 07:00 UTC · Canada · GNEWS Minor

سقوط جندي إسرائيلي وإصابة 9 آخرين بعد انفجار عبوة ناسفة بجنوب لبنان 07:00 UTC · Sudan · GNEWS · 14 sources Minor

1947 The Operation Big Bang, the largest non-nuclear man-made explosion to that time, destroys bunkers and military installations on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany. 1930 A fire kills 118 people at a wooden church in the small Romanian town of Costești, most of them schoolchildren, after starting during Good Friday services. 1916 World War I: During a mine warfare in high altitude on the Dolomites, the Italian troops conquer the Col di Lana held by the Austrian army. 1906 The 7.9 Mwearthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California, killing more than 3,000 people, making one of the worst natural disasters in American history. 1902 The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800 and 2,000.