Twin shallow earthquakes off Venezuela's central coast killed at least 32 people and injured more than 700, collapsing homes in Caracas and prompting a nationwide state of emergency just months after the United States captured the country's president.
Severe wildfires in southern Georgia and Florida and persistent drought across 62% of the country pushed April 2026 burned-area numbers far above the long-run norm, with the Highway 82 and Pineland Road fires destroying dozens of homes.
On 20 April 2026, a major earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan. Authorities urged residents to stay away from coastal areas of Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido as tsunami waves of up to 3 metres were expected.
On 2 April 2026, a Mw 7.3-7.4 earthquake struck the Molucca Sea between North Sulawesi and North Maluku Provinces. One person was killed, four injured, and over 450 structures were damaged or destroyed; 1,378 aftershocks followed.