World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 28 May 2026
Summary: 2 quakes 6.0+, 3 quakes 5.0+, 43 quakes 4.0+, 185 quakes 3.0+, 359 quakes 2.0+ (592 total)
Magnitude 6+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 43 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 185 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 359 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (27 May 2026)

#1: Mag 6.0 Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 11:51 pm (GMT +9) -

#2: Mag 6.0 Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 12:01 am (GMT +9) -

#3: Mag 5.3 South Pacific Ocean, Fiji

Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 08:09 am (GMT +13) -

#4: Mag 5.1 Maluku Sea, 115 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 03:24 pm (GMT +9) -

#5: Mag 5.1 26 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 01:23 am (Santiago time) -

#6: Mag 4.8 Bismarck Sea, 83 km south of Tolokiwa Island, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 07:33 pm (Port Moresby time) -

#7: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 209 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 05:13 pm (GMT +11) -

#8: Mag 4.7 Provincia de Antofagasta, 99 km south of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile

Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 08:41 pm (Santiago time) -

#9: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, Tonga

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 09:59 pm (GMT +13) -

#10: Mag 4.6 Bering Sea, 97 mi west of Amatignak Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States

Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 08:57 pm (GMT -9) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 3.4 Alboran Sea, 53 km north of Ghazaouet, Wilaya de Tlemcen, Algeria - 22 reports

Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 12:26 am (GMT +2) -

#2: Mag 4.2 16 km north of San Pedro Pochutla, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico - 20 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 04:34 am (Mexico City time) -

#3: Mag 3.6 6.6 km south of Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia - 16 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 09:51 am (GMT +2) -

#4: Mag 5.1 26 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile - 12 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 01:23 am (Santiago time) -

#5: Mag 4.7 Provincia de Antofagasta, 99 km south of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile - 11 reports

Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 08:41 pm (Santiago time) -

#6: Mag 4.6 Provincia de Limari, 93 km southwest of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 10 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 12:17 am (Santiago time) -

#7: Mag 2.2 23 km east of Sallanches, Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France - 5 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 10:19 am (GMT +2) -

#8: Mag 4.1 South Pacific Ocean, 45 km south of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand - 5 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 07:35 pm (Auckland time) -

#9: Mag 5.1 Maluku Sea, 115 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia - 5 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 03:24 pm (GMT +9) -

#10: Mag 3.8 7.4 km east of Canete, Arauco, Region del Biobio, Chile - 5 reports

Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 11:41 pm (Santiago time) -

#11: Mag 3.8 North Atlantic Ocean, 64 km northeast of St John's, Antigua and Barbuda - 4 reports

Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 09:41 pm (GMT -4) -

#12: Mag 4.0 72 km west of Calingasta, Departamento de Calingasta, San Juan Province, Argentina - 4 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 01:45 pm (San Juan time) -

#13: Mag 4.0 16 km southeast of Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador - 4 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 01:27 am (Guayaquil time) -

#14: Mag 6.0 Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge - 3 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 11:51 pm (GMT +9) -

#15: Mag 3.8 Tyrrhenian Sea, 54 km west of Isola Salina Island, Sicily, Italy - 3 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 07:34 pm (Rome time) -

#16: Mag 6.0 Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge - 3 reports

Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 12:01 am (GMT +9) -

#17: Mag 3.8 North Pacific Ocean, Provincia de Puntarenas, 51 km south of San Jose, Costa Rica - 3 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 07:50 am (Costa Rica time) -

#18: Mag 2.2 2.8 mi northwest of Garden Grove, Orange County, California, United States - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 12:47 pm (GMT -7) -

#19: Mag 2.8 15 mi northwest of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, United States - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 03:48 pm (GMT -7) -

#20: Mag 4.3 Philippine Sea, 76 km east of Laoang, Philippines - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 08:06 pm (GMT +8) -

#21: Mag 4.2 19 km north of Golfito, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 05:53 am (Costa Rica time) -

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