According to EarthquakeMonitor data, global seismic activity over a recent 24-hour reporting window totaled 616 earthquakes worldwide, led by magnitude 5.2 events near Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia, and Tsunō, Japan, though no tremors reached magnitude 6.0 or higher.
Global Seismic Totals and Energy Release
Seismic monitoring reports show a total of 616 earthquakes recorded globally over the 24-hour monitoring period ending August 2, 2026. According to EarthquakeMonitor data, the breakdown includes 7 quakes measuring magnitude 5.0 or higher, 55 events in the 4.0 range, 174 tremors in the 3.0 magnitude bracket, and 380 smaller events registering magnitude 2.0 or greater.
Total seismic energy released across the globe reached an estimated 3.9 x 1013 joules. EarthquakeMonitor calculates this output equals roughly 11 gigawatt hours of energy, or the equivalent of 9,428 tons of TNT—about 0.6 of an atomic bomb, or comparable to a single magnitude 5.9 earthquake.
Largest Earthquakes Worldwide
The top ten largest earthquakes recorded globally during the window all registered below magnitude 6.0. According to EarthquakeMonitor, the largest events included:
- Magnitude 5.2 at 112 km SW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (August 2, 2026)
- Magnitude 5.2 at 160 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (August 2, 2026)
- Magnitude 5.2 at 48 km ESE of Tsunō, Japan (August 2, 2026)
- Magnitude 5.1 in the Tristan Da Cunha Region (August 1, 2026)
- Magnitude 5.1 South of the Fiji Islands (August 1, 2026)
- Magnitude 5.1 in the Tristan Da Cunha Region (August 1, 2026)
- Magnitude 5.1 South of the Fiji Islands (August 1, 2026)
- Magnitude 4.9 at 83 km SSE of Atka, Alaska (August 1, 2026)
- Magnitude 4.9 at 3 km W of Matsubase, Japan (August 1, 2026)
- Magnitude 4.8 at 64 km ENE of Noda, Japan (August 2, 2026)
Earthquakes Reported Felt by Region
Dozens of moderate earthquakes generated shaking reports from residents across multiple continents. According to EarthquakeMonitor, the most widely felt events included a magnitude 4.5 quake 7 km SSW of Yumare, Venezuela, which drew 56 felt reports, and a magnitude 4.6 tremor 34 km west of Macaracas, Panama, yielding 25 reports.
Other notable felt events comprised a magnitude 4.5 quake in Iraq with 21 reports, a magnitude 4.4 tremor 42 km west of Cartagena, Chile, with 18 reports, and a magnitude 4.3 event in the SW Oued Nja region of Morocco with 13 reports. Domestically in the United States, smaller tremors drew local attention, including a magnitude 3.7 quake 7 km ESE of Cloverdale, California, with 8 reports, and a magnitude 3.3 event 17 km east of Desert Hot Springs, California, with 6 reports.
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According to EarthquakeMonitor, the largest tremors reached magnitude 5.2, occurring near Severo-Kuril’sk in Russia and Tsunō in Japan.
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