World Earthquake Report for Saturday, 16 May 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 May 2026
Summary: 4 quakes 5.0+, 39 quakes 4.0+, 168 quakes 3.0+, 298 quakes 2.0+ (509 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 39 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 168 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 298 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.3 Coral Sea, 94 km east of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 11:59 pm (GMT +11) -

#2: Mag 5.2 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 01:27 pm (GMT -1) -

#3: Mag 5.0 Province of Sultan Kudarat, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, 184 km south of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 07:25 pm (Manila time) -

#4: Mag 5.0 Kermadec Islands Region

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 06:48 pm (GMT +12) -

#5: Mag 4.9 38 km northeast of Tacna, Tacna, Peru

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 10:45 am (Lima time) -

#6: Mag 4.8 Kabupaten Sigi, 33 km south of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 04:34 pm (Makassar time) -

#7: Mag 4.8 85 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 09:59 pm (Santiago time) -

#8: Mag 4.7 68 km southwest of Abra Pampa, Departamento de Cochinoca, Jujuy Province, Argentina

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 07:59 am (Jujuy time) -

#9: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, 45 km northeast of Lakeba Island, Eastern, Fiji

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 09:15 am (Fiji time) -

#10: Mag 4.6 South of the Kermadec Islands

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 01:22 pm (GMT +12) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.0 Province of Sultan Kudarat, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, 184 km south of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines - 40 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 07:25 pm (Manila time) -

#2: Mag 4.4 Zulia, Venezuela - 20 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 07:21 pm (Caracas time) -

#3: Mag 3.8 Provincia de Puntarenas, 67 km southwest of San Jose, Costa Rica - 16 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 04:37 am (GMT -6) -

#4: Mag 3.4 25 km west of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 12 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 06:21 am (GMT +12) -

#5: Mag 3.3 North Pacific Ocean, 49 km southeast of Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 9 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 04:47 am (GMT -6) -

#6: Mag 3.2 52 km southeast of Puntarenas, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 7 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 05:48 pm (GMT -6) -

#7: Mag 3.4 North Pacific Ocean, 50 km southeast of Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 7 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 06:59 pm (GMT -6) -

#8: Mag 3.6 Aegean Sea, 22 km southwest of Nisi Amorgos Island, Greece - 5 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 11:55 pm (GMT +3) -

#9: Mag 4.8 Kabupaten Sigi, 33 km south of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia - 4 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 04:34 pm (Makassar time) -

#10: Mag 3.5 20 km southeast of Takayama, Gifu, Japan - 4 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 07:27 am (GMT +9) -

#11: Mag 3.6 37 km south of Pelabuhanratu, Kabupaten Sukabumi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia - 4 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 08:48 am (GMT +7) -

#12: Mag 3.4 78 km east of Jeypore, Koraput, State of Odisha, India - 3 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 09:41 pm (Kolkata time) -

#13: Mag 4.1 North Atlantic Ocean, 40 km northeast of Salvaleon de Higueey, Dominican Republic - 3 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 12:21 am (GMT -4) -

#14: Mag 4.4 South Pacific Ocean, 70 km southwest of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - 3 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 06:34 pm (Auckland time) -

#15: Mag 3.0 North Atlantic Ocean, 238 km west of Rabat, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco - 3 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 09:01 am (GMT -1) -

#16: Mag 3.4 Eastern Mediterranean, 33 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 04:21 am (GMT +3) -

#17: Mag 3.2 Aegean Sea, 68 km northeast of Irakleion, Heraklion Regional Unit, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 05:17 am (GMT +3) -

#18: Mag 4.8 85 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile - 2 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 09:59 pm (Santiago time) -

#19: Mag 2.7 20 km south of Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland - 2 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 01:36 pm (GMT +2) -

#20: Mag 2.6 44 km southwest of San Rafael Abajo, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica - 2 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 01:26 pm (GMT -6) -

#21: Mag 2.4 7.1 km northwest of Herceg Novi, Herceg Novi, Montenegro - 2 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 11:11 pm (GMT +2) -

#22: Mag 4.2 8 km south of Los Vilos, Provincia de Choapa, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 2 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 02:37 pm (Santiago time) -

#23: Mag 3.3 Eastern Mediterranean, 34 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 07:11 pm (GMT +3) -

#24: Mag 2.7 32 km north of Quito, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador - 2 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 02:25 am (GMT -5) -

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