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Earthquakes on Friday, October 2, 2026

Complete day, UTC
World map of the earthquakes on October 2, 2026

USGS recorded 44 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger around the world on Friday, October 2, 2026 (UTC). 28 were magnitude 4.5 or stronger. The strongest was a magnitude 5.8 near Vilyuchinsk, Russia at 16:34 UTC. That is below the average of 66 a day over the previous 7 days.

Earthquakes M2.5+44
M4.5 and up28
M6 and up0
StrongestM5.8
Deepest557 km
Most activeRussia
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Strongest earthquakes

By magnitude

M2.5 – 3.912
M4.0 – 4.923
M5.0 – 5.99
M6.0 and up0

Most active regions

Every earthquake

Time (UTC)MagDepthWhere
02:024.710 km49 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
04:104.935 km97 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
04:275.0557 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands
04:445.110 km159 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands
05:384.810 km192 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
06:023.810 km87 km SE of Adak, Alaska
06:484.510 km101 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia
06:534.824 km35 km SSW of El Colomo, Mexico
09:133.03 km19 km W of Preston, Nevada
09:432.75 km53 km NW of Toyah, Texas
09:522.618 km118 km E of Chignik, Alaska
10:003.311 km9 km WSW of South Lake Tahoe, California
11:145.038 km63 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
11:354.2115 km9 km SSW of Yepocapa, Guatemala
12:063.18 km66 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
12:073.05 km68 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
13:293.332 km65 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
13:575.010 km6 km E of Inglewood, New Zealand
14:312.5135 km65 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska
15:104.810 km78 km WSW of San Nicolas, Philippines
15:264.510 km7 km NE of Chalandrítsa, Greece
16:014.710 km5 km NNE of Korumburra, Australia
16:024.699 km20 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
16:315.010 km26 km SSW of Güiria, Venezuela
16:345.830 km165 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
16:554.5104 km56 km SSE of Mawlaik, Burma (Myanmar)
16:563.210 km9 km ESE of Nyora, Australia
17:252.67 km16 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas
17:284.332 km30 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile
17:553.50 km5 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii
18:255.010 km179 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
19:434.4431 kmKermadec Islands region
20:254.950 km151 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
20:264.687 km67 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
20:275.010 km176 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
20:344.550 km86 km E of Noda, Japan
20:374.675 km46 km SSW of Paratunka, Russia
20:384.789 km52 km SSW of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
20:545.021 km168 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
21:054.493 km52 km WSW of Paratunka, Russia
21:144.635 km125 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
22:384.610 kmsouthern East Pacific Rise
23:544.735 km153 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
23:594.610 km174 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

Data: USGS earthquake catalog, magnitude 2.5 and up, times in UTC. Outside the United States, USGS mainly lists quakes of about magnitude 4 and up, so smaller ones there are undercounted. Magnitudes and locations can be revised.

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How many quakes happen?. USGS estimates about 500,000 detectable earthquakes happen every year. Around 100,000 can be felt, and about 100 cause damage.

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