Incidents on 7 May 2026

M4.7 Earthquake — 42 km ENE of Namie, Japan 23:31 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 16:54 UTC · Cabo Verde · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Fiji region 13:57 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji 11:48 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 150 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 11:31 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.4 Earthquake — 2 km NW of The Geysers, CA 09:42 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 08:53 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 88 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 08:13 UTC · Mexico · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 90 km N of Tatsugō, Japan 06:39 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M2.5 Earthquake — 4 km WSW of Concrete, Washington 05:20 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 199 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 04:15 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — South Indian Ocean 02:30 UTC · USGS Moderate Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake 84 km southeast of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia 01:58 UTC · Indonesia · GNEWS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 134 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 01:23 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M2.5 Earthquake — 112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 23:59 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 29 km SW of Kilembe, Uganda 23:45 UTC · Uganda · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 57 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 22:26 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 49 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 22:23 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 35 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan 20:57 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 96 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines 20:45 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 109 km SSE of Adak, Alaska 19:42 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 2 km W of Iwase, Japan 18:50 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 283 km E of Levuka, Fiji 18:19 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 4 km E of Covelo, CA 18:17 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 3 km SSW of Pāhala, Hawaii 17:46 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 140 km SW of Adak, Alaska 17:44 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 18 km SSW of Weston, Colorado 17:44 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 87 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 17:00 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 153 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska 16:45 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 138 km SW of Adak, Alaska 16:41 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 19 km N of Barstow, CA 16:37 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 217 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 16:21 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 63 km S of Adak, Alaska 15:54 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 90 km S of Adak, Alaska 15:10 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 7 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska 15:09 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 266 km W of Adak, Alaska 15:02 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 69 km SW of Adak, Alaska 14:23 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 34 km E of Atka, Alaska 13:50 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 101 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 13:45 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 201 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 13:33 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 56 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 12:50 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 125 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska 12:24 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 95 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador 12:14 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 25 km ENE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska 12:00 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 123 km SSW of Atka, Alaska 11:42 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 4 km SSW of Anderson Springs, CA 09:54 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 290 km SW of Adak, Alaska 09:34 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 27 km S of Susitna, Alaska 09:27 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 45 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines 09:08 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 11 km SSE of Guánica, Puerto Rico 08:25 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 94 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska 08:09 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 82 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska 08:00 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 68 km E of Nikolski, Alaska 07:41 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 65 km E of Nikolski, Alaska 07:20 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 89 km ESE of Atka, Alaska 06:11 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 05:57 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Kuril Islands 04:43 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 3 km NW of Anderson Springs, CA 03:56 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 61 km NNW of Labuan, Indonesia 03:48 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 38 km W of Kotzebue, Alaska 03:10 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — south of the Aleutian Islands 03:07 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 138 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 01:36 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 12 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 01:18 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 149 km W of Neiafu, Tonga 01:06 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 91 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 00:48 UTC · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 102 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 00:35 UTC · United States · USGS Minor

Traffic Disrupted as Bus Catches Fire on Mityana–Mubende Road 07:00 UTC · Uganda · GNEWS Moderate

2023 Tanur boat disaster: At least 22 people are killed when a boat carrying tourists capsizes in Tanur, Malappuram, Kerala, India. 1991 A fire and explosion occurs at a fireworks factory at Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, killing 26. 1942 World War II: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier Shōhō; the battle marks the first time in naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships. 1930 The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed. 1840 The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history. 1697 Stockholm's medieval castle Tre Kronor is destroyed by fire. It is replaced in the 18th century by the current Royal Palace.