World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 7 May 2026
Summary: 5 quakes 5.0+, 50 quakes 4.0+, 185 quakes 3.0+, 401 quakes 2.0+ (641 total)
Magnitude 5+: 5 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 50 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 185 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 401 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (6 May 2026)

#1: Mag 5.8 Bering Sea, 26 mi east of Buldir Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 05:15 am (GMT -9) -

#2: Mag 5.6 South Pacific Ocean, 322 km south of Raoul Island, New Zealand

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 11:46 pm (GMT +12) -

#3: Mag 5.5 54 km northeast of Manay, Province of Davao Oriental, Davao, Philippines

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 11:35 pm (GMT +8) -

#4: Mag 5.2 South Pacific Ocean, 35 km southwest of Taiof Island, Papua New Guinea

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 08:43 pm (Port Moresby time) -

#5: Mag 5.0 South Atlantic Ocean, 152 km southeast of Bristol Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 05:19 pm (GMT -2) -

#6: Mag 4.9 56 km west of Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 09:06 am (Karachi time) -

#7: Mag 4.8 Coral Sea, 114 km west of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 11:55 pm (GMT +11) -

#8: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 246 km north of Chichijima Island, Japan

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 12:03 pm (GMT +9) -

#9: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 114 km east of Ostrov Onekotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 04:52 pm (GMT +11) -

#10: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, 100 km west of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, Chile

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 06:31 am (GMT -5) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 4.4 82 km north of Tegucigalpa, Departamento de Francisco Morazan, Honduras - 93 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 04:42 am (GMT -6) -

#2: Mag 3.2 Alboran Sea, 11 km southeast of Fnidek, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco - 88 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 07:21 am (GMT +1) -

#3: Mag 3.2 Alboran Sea, 8.2 km southeast of Fnidek, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco - 72 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 07:35 am (GMT +1) -

#4: Mag 2.8 23 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 47 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 12:15 pm (GMT +2) -

#5: Mag 5.5 54 km northeast of Manay, Province of Davao Oriental, Davao, Philippines - 45 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 11:35 pm (GMT +8) -

#6: Mag 4.4 Kanagawa, 43 km southwest of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - 44 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 07:06 pm (GMT +9) -

#7: Mag 3.1 San Bernardino County, 4.6 mi north of Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California, United States - 39 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 09:45 am (GMT -7) -

#8: Mag 3.0 3.3 km north of Dharamsala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India - 36 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 02:53 pm (GMT +5:30) -

#9: Mag 2.8 Alboran Sea, Ceuta, 11 km southeast of Isla de Santa Catalina Island, Spain - 32 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 01:43 pm (GMT +2) -

#10: Mag 3.3 Departamento de San Alberto, 10.8 km north of Villa Dolores, Departamento de San Javier, Cordoba Province, Argentina - 20 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 10:19 pm (GMT -3) -

#11: Mag 4.6 48 km east of Milagro, Provincia del Guayas, Ecuador - 9 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 05:06 pm (Guayaquil time) -

#12: Mag 3.0 15 km southeast of Córdoba, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain - 9 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 04:29 am (GMT +2) -

#13: Mag 2.7 Alboran Sea, Ceuta, 10.8 km northeast of Isla de Santa Catalina Island, Spain - 7 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 08:38 am (GMT +2) -

#14: Mag 3.9 North Pacific Ocean, 79 km west of Nicoya, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica - 6 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 04:02 pm (GMT -6) -

#15: Mag 4.5 16 km north of Anini, Dibang Valley, State of Arunachal Pradesh, India - 6 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 08:47 pm (GMT +5:30) -

#16: Mag 3.8 North Pacific Ocean, 53 km west of Nicoya, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica - 5 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 04:15 pm (GMT -6) -

#17: Mag 3.3 North Pacific Ocean, 39 km south of Tejar, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica - 3 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 06:50 pm (GMT -6) -

#18: Mag 2.1 4.3 mi north of Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California, United States - 3 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 08:20 pm (GMT -7) -

#19: Mag 3.4 Lyon County, 37 mi east of Carson City, Carson City County, Nevada, United States - 3 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 09:04 pm (GMT -7) -

#20: Mag 3.4 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 43 mi northeast of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 11:56 pm (GMT -8) -

#21: Mag 3.6 Sulu Sea, 4.1 km west of Asia, Philippines - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 10:25 pm (GMT +8) -

#22: Mag 3.8 Eastern Mediterranean, 99 km south of Kasos Island, Greece - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 10:31 pm (GMT +3) -

#23: Mag 4.0 Departamento de Calingasta, San Juan Province, Argentina - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 05:36 am (GMT -3) -

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