World Earthquake Report for May 2026
Summary: 10 quakes 6.0+, 135 quakes 5.0+, 1231 quakes 4.0+, 6113 quakes 3.0+, 11870 quakes 2.0+ (19359 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 6+: 10 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 135 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 1231 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 6113 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 11870 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during May 2026:

#1: Mag 6.7 Iwate, 58 km east of Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 08:22 pm (GMT +9) -

#2: Mag 6.6 Southern East Pacific Rise

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

#3: Mag 6.2 Banda Sea, 143 km northwest of Pulau Molu Island, Maluku, Indonesia

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 02:53 am (GMT +9) -

#4: Mag 6.1 Bering Sea, 75 mi west of Amatignak Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States

Friday, May 8, 2026, at 07:42 pm (GMT -9) -

#5: Mag 6.0 28 mi south of Kalaoa, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States

Friday, May 22, 2026, at 09:46 pm (Honolulu time) -

#6: Mag 6.0 North Atlantic Ocean, 68 km northeast of St John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 10:50 am (GMT -4) -

#7: Mag 6.0 Province of Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, 315 km north of Butuan, Philippines

Monday, May 4, 2026, at 02:09 pm (Manila time) -

#8: Mag 5.9 Southeast Indian Ridge

Friday, May 8, 2026, at 01:17 pm (GMT +6) -

#9: Mag 5.9 Maluku Sea, 47 km southwest of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia

Friday, May 22, 2026, at 10:05 am (Jayapura time) -

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

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

Earthquake stats:

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