Incidents on 2 May 2026

M5.3 Earthquake — 25 km west of Te Araroa 21:19 UTC · New Zealand · GEONET · 2 sources Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 210 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna 20:29 UTC · Samoa · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — south of Australia 19:50 UTC · Australia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — North Atlantic Ocean 16:12 UTC · Barbados · USGS Moderate M4.0 Earthquake — 10 km north-west of Porirua 15:15 UTC · New Zealand · GEONET · 2 sources Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 250 km SSW of Cilacap, Indonesia 15:00 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 58 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 14:15 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 23 km SE of Bagadó, Colombia 13:37 UTC · Colombia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 163 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga 11:30 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 10:31 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 220 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia 10:27 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M2.5 Earthquake — 5 km SE of Ontario, CA 10:10 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M5.7 Earthquake — 12 km SSW of Kōya, Japan 09:28 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 08:36 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 72 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile 06:22 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 25 km W of Maubin, Burma (Myanmar) 05:33 UTC · Myanmar · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 03:15 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 02:06 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M2.7 Earthquake — 2 km NW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico 23:30 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 20 km SE of Livermore, CA 23:27 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 250 km SE of Latung, Philippines 23:05 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 6 km WSW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 22:48 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 79 km SSE of Onagawa Chō, Japan 22:45 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 7 km SE of Pearsall, Texas 22:42 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 84 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia 22:39 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska 21:51 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 1 km NE of Fillmore, CA 21:50 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 176 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste 21:07 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 88 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 20:33 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 79 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 20:33 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 16 km S of Tres Pinos, CA 20:32 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 85 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 20:24 UTC · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 83 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 20:21 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 13 km ENE of Wright, Wyoming 20:03 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 56 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 19:35 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 85 km WSW of Basco, Philippines 19:16 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 1 km NNE of Fillmore, CA 19:01 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 187 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna 18:54 UTC · Samoa · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 91 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 18:01 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 84 km E of Sulangan, Philippines 16:46 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 16 km S of Tres Pinos, CA 16:44 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 65 km SE of Adak, Alaska 16:21 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 131 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala 16:21 UTC · Guatemala · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 68 km SE of Adak, Alaska 15:27 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 70 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga 14:43 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 42 km N of Claveria, Philippines 14:26 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 2 km ESE of Boquerón, Puerto Rico 14:13 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 18 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada 14:09 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 21 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska 12:03 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 93 km ESE of Kuqa, China 11:34 UTC · China · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 28 km SE of El Negro, Puerto Rico 09:45 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 55 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 08:34 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 40 km S of Palekastro, Greece 08:00 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 85 km S of Banjar, Indonesia 07:42 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 18 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico 07:34 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 202 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 07:23 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 27 km SW of Esperanza, Puerto Rico 07:11 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 121 km W of Hihifo, Tonga 07:09 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 277 km E of Levuka, Fiji 06:57 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Fiji region 05:48 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — North Atlantic Ocean 05:12 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 35 km NNW of Chamical, Argentina 05:04 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 76 km NW of Tigil’, Russia 04:07 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 93 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 03:57 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 23 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico 03:50 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 21 km SSE of Bowangshan, China 03:45 UTC · China · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 84 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 03:42 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada 02:49 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 31 km N of Yigo Village, Guam 02:25 UTC · Palau · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 41 km S of False Pass, Alaska 01:32 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 161 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 01:24 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 96 km ESE of Kuqa, China 01:14 UTC · China · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Kuril Islands 00:27 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada 00:04 UTC · United States · USGS Minor

No fatalities reported in Cisokan hydropower project landslide: BPBD 07:00 UTC · Indonesia · GNEWS Minor

Quatre enfants et une sexagénaire blessés après une explosion dans un camping à Pénestin, dans le Morbihan 07:00 UTC · Cameroon · GNEWS Minor

2011 An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others are taken ill. 2008 Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless. 1986 Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster. 1972 In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers. 1964 Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the American aircraft carrier USNS Card while it is docked at Saigon. Two Viet Cong combat swimmers had placed explosives on the ship's hull. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later. 1945 World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1,000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death. 1863 American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later. 1808 Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.