World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 21 May 2026
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 4 quakes 5.0+, 33 quakes 4.0+, 169 quakes 3.0+, 373 quakes 2.0+ (580 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 33 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 169 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 373 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 North Pacific Ocean, 325 km northwest of Tumaco, Colombia

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

#4: Mag 5.2 Southern East Pacific Rise

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

#5: Mag 5.0 Southern East Pacific Rise

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

#6: Mag 4.9 62 km west of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran

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

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

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

#8: Mag 4.8 Southern East Pacific Rise

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

#9: Mag 4.7 South Atlantic Ocean, 79 km northwest of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 06:37 am (GMT -2) -

#10: Mag 4.7 Indian Ocean, 93 km south of Kawalu, Kota Tasikmalaya, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

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

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 4.1 18 km southwest of Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy - 167 reports

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

#2: Mag 3.5 Eastern Mediterranean, 30 km south of Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete, Greece - 38 reports

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

#3: Mag 2.2 2.8 mi southwest of Midland, Midland County, Texas, United States - 10 reports

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

#4: Mag 3.5 North Burnett, 99 km west of Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia - 7 reports

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

#5: Mag 5.2 North Pacific Ocean, 325 km northwest of Tumaco, Colombia - 7 reports

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

#6: 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) -

#7: Mag 2.5 4.3 km northwest of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 5 reports

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

#8: Mag 3.0 9.9 km south of Cicurug, Kabupaten Sukabumi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia - 4 reports

Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 11:56 am (GMT +7) -

#9: 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) -

#10: Mag 2.1 10.4 km south of Saint-Denis, Reunion - 3 reports

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

#11: Mag 3.2 20 km north of Tegucigalpa, Departamento de Francisco Morazan, Honduras - 2 reports

Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 03:06 am (GMT -6) -

#12: Mag 3.5 North Atlantic Ocean, 177 km southwest of Faro, Distrito de Faro, Portugal - 2 reports

Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 05:09 am (GMT -1) -

#13: 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) -

#14: 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) -

#15: 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) -

#16: 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) -

Earthquake stats

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