World Earthquake Report for Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Summary: 6 quakes 5.0+, 24 quakes 4.0+, 137 quakes 3.0+, 335 quakes 2.0+ (502 total)
Magnitude 5+: 6 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 24 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 137 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 335 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.7 South Pacific Ocean, 286 km southwest of Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 10:19 am (GMT +13) -

#2: Mag 5.6 Coral Sea, 126 km west of New Jersey Island, Solomon Islands

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 02:39 am (GMT +11) -

#3: Mag 5.1 South Pacific Ocean, 61 km east of 'Eua Island, Eua, Tonga

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 10:53 am (GMT +13) -

#4: Mag 5.1 Philippine Sea, 66 km northeast of Taitung, Taiwan

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 02:53 pm (Taipei time) -

#5: Mag 5.0 Philippine Sea, 98 km northeast of Pulau Karakelang Island, Indonesia

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 05:53 pm (GMT +9) -

#6: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, 57 km west of Uki Ni Massi Island, Solomon Islands

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 02:45 pm (Guadalcanal time) -

#7: Mag 4.9 Bay of Bengal, 142 km west of Little Nicobar Island, India

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 11:18 am (GMT +6) -

#8: Mag 4.8 36 km southeast of Yibin, Sichuan, China

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 10:55 pm (Shanghai time) -

#9: Mag 4.7 Maluku Sea, 66 km northwest of Pulau Rau Island, North Maluku, Indonesia

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 03:10 am (GMT +9) -

#10: Mag 4.6 North Pacific Ocean, 131 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 05:23 pm (GMT +11) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 4.3 Tochigi, 69 km north of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - 17 reports

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 09:02 am (GMT +9) -

#2: Mag 3.2 5.6 km southwest of Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia - 13 reports

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 11:06 am (GMT +2) -

#3: Mag 5.1 Philippine Sea, 66 km northeast of Taitung, Taiwan - 10 reports

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 02:53 pm (Taipei time) -

#4: Mag 4.3 59 km east of Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran - 8 reports

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 11:46 pm (Tehran time) -

#5: Mag 4.3 Tasman Sea, 29 km southwest of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - 8 reports

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 09:02 pm (Auckland time) -

#6: Mag 2.7 17 km south of Newtown, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom - 7 reports

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 08:33 am (GMT +1) -

#7: Mag 2.7 19 mi northeast of Escondido, San Diego County, California, United States - 5 reports

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 01:55 pm (GMT -7) -

#8: Mag 3.0 Lake County, 23 mi north of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, United States - 3 reports

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 12:38 pm (GMT -7) -

#9: Mag 4.9 Bay of Bengal, 142 km west of Little Nicobar Island, India - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 11:18 am (GMT +6) -

#10: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, 57 km west of Uki Ni Massi Island, Solomon Islands - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 02:45 pm (Guadalcanal time) -

#11: Mag 5.0 Philippine Sea, 98 km northeast of Pulau Karakelang Island, Indonesia - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 05:53 pm (GMT +9) -

#12: Mag 3.2 21 km south of Irakleion, Heraklion Regional Unit, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 05:29 pm (GMT +3) -

#13: Mag 2.2 12 km northwest of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 01:58 am (GMT +12) -

#14: Mag 2.1 San Diego County, 24 mi south of Indio, Riverside County, California, United States - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 09:46 am (GMT -7) -

#15: Mag 2.3 Eastern Mediterranean, 86 km northeast of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 04:40 am (GMT +3) -

#16: Mag 2.6 14 km west of Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 04:06 pm (GMT +2) -

Earthquake stats

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