World Earthquake Report for Monday, 18 May 2026
Summary: 5 quakes 5.0+, 31 quakes 4.0+, 179 quakes 3.0+, 344 quakes 2.0+ (559 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 5 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 31 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 179 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 344 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.4 West Chile Rise

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 09:10 pm (GMT -5) -

#2: Mag 5.2 Mid-Indian Ridge

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 12:34 pm (GMT +5) -

#3: Mag 5.2 22 km south of Kyauktan, Yangon, Myanmar

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 08:35 am (Yangon time) -

#4: Mag 5.1 27 km northwest of Liuzhou, Guangxi, China

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 09:44 pm (Shanghai time) -

#5: Mag 5.0 71 km northeast of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 08:58 am (Port Moresby time) -

#6: Mag 4.8 Solomon Sea, 165 km south of Lolobau Island, Papua New Guinea

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 06:52 am (GMT +10) -

#7: Mag 4.8 East China Sea, 13 km north of Iriomote Jima Island, Okinawa, Japan

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 08:21 am (GMT +9) -

#8: Mag 4.7 29 km south of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 04:48 am (Santiago time) -

#9: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, Fiji

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 03:25 am (GMT +12) -

#10: Mag 4.7 12 km southwest of Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 04:32 pm (Urumqi time) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.2 22 km south of Kyauktan, Yangon, Myanmar - 124 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 08:35 am (Yangon time) -

#2: Mag 4.7 29 km south of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile - 24 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 04:48 am (Santiago time) -

#3: Mag 3.5 North Burnett, 57 km west of Gin Gin, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia - 13 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 07:51 am (GMT +10) -

#4: Mag 5.1 27 km northwest of Liuzhou, Guangxi, China - 12 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 09:44 pm (Shanghai time) -

#5: Mag 4.2 Aegean Sea, 45 km east of Karpathos, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece - 5 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 08:11 am (GMT +3) -

#6: Mag 3.2 Andaman Sea, 39 km southeast of Kungyangon, Yangon, Myanmar - 4 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 08:48 am (GMT +6:30) -

#7: Mag 3.2 31 km southeast of Pyrgos, Ilia Prefecture, West Greece, Greece - 4 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 01:24 am (GMT +3) -

#8: Mag 5.4 West Chile Rise - 3 reports

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 09:10 pm (GMT -5) -

#9: Mag 4.8 East China Sea, 13 km north of Iriomote Jima Island, Okinawa, Japan - 3 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 08:21 am (GMT +9) -

#10: Mag 2.3 11 km west of Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy - 3 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 12:57 am (GMT +2) -

#11: Mag 3.0 2.9 mi south of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, United States - 2 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 06:29 am (GMT -6) -

#12: Mag 4.4 169 km southwest of Korla, Xinjiang, China - 2 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 11:07 am (Urumqi time) -

#13: Mag 2.7 3.8 km west of Norseman, Dundas, Western Australia, Australia - 2 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 11:55 pm (GMT +8) -

#14: Mag 3.3 North Pacific Ocean, 57 km south of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 2 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 02:36 am (GMT -5) -

#15: Mag 3.1 Departamento de Escuintla, 20 km south of Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala - 2 reports

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 03:29 pm (GMT -6) -

#16: Mag 3.5 57 km northeast of Chosica, Lima region, Peru - 2 reports

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 06:57 pm (GMT -5) -

Earthquake stats

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