World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Summary: 8 quakes 5.0+, 35 quakes 4.0+, 155 quakes 3.0+, 338 quakes 2.0+ (536 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 8 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 35 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 155 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 338 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.9 18 km east of China, Kagoshima-ken, Japan

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 11:46 am (GMT +9) -

#2: Mag 5.8 28 km southeast of Ica, Ica, Peru

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 12:57 pm (Lima time) -

#3: Mag 5.4 29 km southeast of Malatya, Malatya, Turkey

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 09:00 am (Istanbul time) -

#4: Mag 5.2 Flores Sea, 17 km east of Pulau Sangeang Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 06:28 pm (Makassar time) -

#5: Mag 5.2 Sea of Japan or East Sea, 98 km northwest of Kahoku, Ishikawa-ken, Japan

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 08:30 am (GMT +9) -

#6: Mag 5.1 South Pacific Ocean, 121 km west of Waya Island, Western, Fiji

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 09:40 pm (GMT +12) -

#7: Mag 5.0 90 km south of Uchkuduk, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 01:40 am (Samarkand time) -

#8: Mag 5.0 Southeast OF Easter Island

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 08:46 pm (GMT -6) -

#9: Mag 4.9 Evenkiyskiy District, 388 km east of Norilsk, Krasnoyarskiy Kray, Russia

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 09:43 am (Krasnoyarsk time) -

#10: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 03:19 am (GMT -6) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.4 29 km southeast of Malatya, Malatya, Turkey - 50 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 09:00 am (Istanbul time) -

#2: Mag 5.9 18 km east of China, Kagoshima-ken, Japan - 50 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 11:46 am (GMT +9) -

#3: Mag 5.0 90 km south of Uchkuduk, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan - 44 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 01:40 am (Samarkand time) -

#4: Mag 5.8 28 km southeast of Ica, Ica, Peru - 39 reports

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 12:57 pm (Lima time) -

#5: Mag 4.0 25 km southwest of Puerto Vallarta, Estado de Jalisco, Mexico - 39 reports

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 01:42 pm (GMT -6) -

#6: Mag 4.5 Departamento de Poman, 42 km northwest of Catamarca, Departamento de Capital, Catamarca Province, Argentina - 25 reports

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 11:34 pm (Catamarca time) -

#7: Mag 3.4 Aegean Sea, 7.2 km north of Hydra Island, Nomos Attikis, Attica, Greece - 11 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 06:11 am (GMT +3) -

#8: Mag 5.2 Flores Sea, 17 km east of Pulau Sangeang Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 9 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 06:28 pm (Makassar time) -

#9: Mag 4.8 Coral Sea, 24 km southwest of Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu - 8 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 01:18 am (Efate time) -

#10: Mag 5.2 Sea of Japan or East Sea, 98 km northwest of Kahoku, Ishikawa-ken, Japan - 7 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 08:30 am (GMT +9) -

#11: Mag 4.5 Viloyati Khatlon, 49 km south of Dushanbe, Dushanbe, Tajikistan - 7 reports

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 10:42 pm (Dushanbe time) -

#12: Mag 2.7 North Pacific Ocean, 4.3 mi northwest of Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States - 6 reports

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 12:42 pm (GMT -7) -

#13: Mag 4.7 Philippine Sea, 29 km northwest of Siargao Island, Philippines - 6 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 10:26 am (Manila time) -

#14: Mag 4.7 80 km southeast of Kimbe, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea - 3 reports

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 11:20 pm (Port Moresby time) -

#15: Mag 3.9 Eastern Mediterranean, 39 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 3 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 12:07 pm (GMT +3) -

#16: Mag 2.8 North Atlantic Ocean, 45 km southwest of Faro, Distrito de Faro, Portugal - 3 reports

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 09:03 pm (GMT -1) -

#17: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 98 km south of San Miguel, El Salvador - 3 reports

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 08:17 am (GMT -6) -

#18: Mag 4.1 North Atlantic Ocean, 31 km north of Anegada Island, British Virgin Islands - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 01:47 pm (GMT -4) -

#19: Mag 3.2 Limassol District, Cyprus - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 04:00 pm (GMT +3) -

#20: Mag 4.3 Philippine Sea, 68 km northeast of Taitung, Taiwan - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 09:11 am (Taipei time) -

#21: Mag 4.1 North Atlantic Ocean, 88 km north of Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 09:34 am (GMT -4) -

Earthquake stats

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