World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 21 May 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 21 May 2026
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 5 quakes 5.0+, 32 quakes 4.0+, 154 quakes 3.0+, 368 quakes 2.0+ (560 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 5 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 32 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 154 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 368 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 6.6 Southern East Pacific Rise

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 09:43 am (GMT -8) -

#2: Mag 5.7 South Atlantic Ocean, 86 km northwest of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 09:01 pm (GMT -2) -

#3: 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) -

#4: Mag 5.2 North Pacific Ocean, 325 km northwest of Tumaco, Colombia

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 10:31 pm (GMT -5) -

#5: Mag 5.2 Southern East Pacific Rise

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 10:36 am (GMT -8) -

#6: Mag 5.0 Southern East Pacific Rise

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 10:36 am (GMT -8) -

#7: Mag 4.9 Philippine Sea, 62 km northeast of Taitung, Taiwan

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 08:25 pm (Taipei time) -

#8: Mag 4.9 Banda Sea, 139 km northwest of Pulau Molu Island, Maluku, Indonesia

Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 08:12 am (GMT +9) -

#9: Mag 4.8 Southern East Pacific Rise

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 10:11 pm (GMT -6) -

#10: Mag 4.8 57 km west of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran

Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 01:26 pm (Tehran time) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 3.5 Region Sjaelland, 42 km southwest of Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark - 614 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 04:14 pm (GMT +2) -

#2: Mag 4.1 18 km southwest of Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy - 164 reports

Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 05:50 am (GMT +2) -

#3: Mag 3.5 Eastern Mediterranean, 30 km south of Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete, Greece - 35 reports

Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 02:41 am (GMT +3) -

#4: Mag 5.2 Flores Sea, 17 km east of Pulau Sangeang Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 12 reports

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

#5: Mag 2.2 2.8 mi southwest of Midland, Midland County, Texas, United States - 9 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 10:26 pm (GMT -5) -

#6: Mag 3.5 North Burnett, 99 km west of Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia - 6 reports

Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 04:06 am (GMT +10) -

#7: Mag 2.9 South Africa - 5 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 12:49 pm (GMT +2) -

#8: Mag 4.7 Indian Ocean, 93 km south of Kawalu, Kota Tasikmalaya, Jawa Barat, Indonesia - 5 reports

Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 04:04 am (GMT +7) -

#9: Mag 2.5 4.3 km northwest of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 4 reports

Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 05:49 pm (GMT +8) -

#10: Mag 5.2 North Pacific Ocean, 325 km northwest of Tumaco, Colombia - 3 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 10:31 pm (GMT -5) -

#11: Mag 3.2 Eastern Mediterranean, 32 km south of Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete, Greece - 3 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 08:49 pm (GMT +3) -

#12: Mag 2.9 15 km west of Limassol, Limassol District, Cyprus - 3 reports

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

#13: Mag 2.1 10.4 km south of Saint-Denis, Reunion - 2 reports

Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 12:03 am (GMT +4) -

#14: Mag 3.1 16 km northwest of San Isidro, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 02:53 pm (GMT -6) -

#15: Mag 3.4 51 km southeast of Linares, Provincia de Linares, Region del Maule, Chile - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 07:33 am (GMT -4) -

#16: Mag 4.9 Philippine Sea, 62 km northeast of Taitung, Taiwan - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 08:25 pm (Taipei time) -

#17: Mag 4.3 North Pacific Ocean, 155 km northwest of Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 09:46 am (GMT -6) -

#18: Mag 2.1 Tyrrhenian Sea, 19 km northeast of Isola d'Ischia Island, Italy - 2 reports

Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 05:57 am (GMT +2) -

#19: Mag 3.6 Indian Ocean, 86 km south of Denpasar, Kota Denpasar, Provinsi Bali, Indonesia - 2 reports

Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 12:28 am (GMT +8) -

#20: Mag 2.0 Philippine Sea, 39 km southwest of Dumaguete, Philippines - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 09:34 pm (GMT +8) -

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