World Earthquake Report for Sunday, 17 May 2026
Summary: 3 quakes 5.0+, 32 quakes 4.0+, 162 quakes 3.0+, 302 quakes 2.0+ (499 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 32 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 162 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 302 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.7 North Pacific Ocean, 58 km east of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, Russia

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 07:04 pm (GMT +11) -

#2: Mag 5.1 Bismarck Sea, 65 km south of Rambutyo Island, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 05:51 pm (GMT +10) -

#3: Mag 5.0 142 km southwest of Guilin, Guangxi, China

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 12:21 am (Shanghai time) -

#4: Mag 4.7 Andaman Sea, 84 km east of Diglipur, India

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 02:46 am (GMT +5:30) -

#5: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 93 km northeast of Miyako, Iwate, Japan

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 09:07 am (GMT +9) -

#6: Mag 4.6 Andaman Sea, 267 km east of Port Blair, India

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 03:08 pm (GMT +5:30) -

#7: Mag 4.5 Departamento de Susques, 167 km northwest of San Salvador de Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy Province, Argentina

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 10:28 am (Jujuy time) -

#8: Mag 4.5 South Pacific Ocean, 300 km north of Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 02:16 am (GMT +13) -

#9: Mag 4.5 34 km south of Pelabuhanratu, Kabupaten Sukabumi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 10:14 pm (Jakarta time) -

#10: Mag 4.5 South Pacific Ocean, 139 km southeast of Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 03:20 pm (GMT +12) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 3.8 Vargas, 40 km east of Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela - 69 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 09:46 pm (GMT -4) -

#2: Mag 3.6 San Benito County, 19 mi northeast of Salinas, Monterey County, California, United States - 25 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 11:28 pm (GMT -7) -

#3: Mag 4.4 6.5 km north of Puli, Taiwan - 7 reports

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 08:46 am (Taipei time) -

#4: Mag 5.0 142 km southwest of Guilin, Guangxi, China - 6 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 12:21 am (Shanghai time) -

#5: Mag 3.6 18 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 6 reports

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 09:18 am (GMT +3) -

#6: Mag 3.5 Provincia de Puntarenas, 69 km southwest of San Jose, Costa Rica - 5 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 12:25 pm (GMT -6) -

#7: Mag 4.2 29 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 4 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 10:41 pm (Santiago time) -

#8: Mag 3.2 34 km east of Nelson, Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada - 3 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 01:36 pm (GMT -7) -

#9: Mag 4.5 34 km south of Pelabuhanratu, Kabupaten Sukabumi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia - 3 reports

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 10:14 pm (Jakarta time) -

#10: Mag 3.4 51 km southeast of Puntarenas, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 3 reports

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 04:01 am (GMT -6) -

#11: Mag 5.7 North Pacific Ocean, 58 km east of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, Russia - 3 reports

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 07:04 pm (GMT +11) -

#12: Mag 4.0 North Pacific Ocean, 95 km southwest of Retalhuleu, Guatemala - 3 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 10:03 pm (GMT -6) -

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

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 04:36 pm (GMT -8) -

#14: Mag 3.8 Caribbean Sea, 73 km northeast of Gueiria, Sucre, Venezuela - 2 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 08:12 pm (GMT -4) -

#15: Mag 3.1 37 km east of Ensenada, Estado de Baja California, Mexico - 2 reports

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 01:14 am (GMT -7) -

#16: Mag 3.0 2.1 km southeast of Gualan, Departamento de Zacapa, Guatemala - 2 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 08:08 pm (GMT -6) -

Earthquake stats

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