World Earthquake Report for Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 6 May 2026
Summary: 6 quakes 5.0+, 58 quakes 4.0+, 237 quakes 3.0+, 476 quakes 2.0+ (777 total)
Magnitude 5+: 6 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 58 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 237 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 476 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (5 May 2026)

#1: Mag 5.8 South Pacific Ocean, 143 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 08:00 pm (GMT +12) -

#2: Mag 5.8 Indian Ocean, 77 km south of Tambolaka, Indonesia

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 02:44 pm (GMT +8) -

#3: Mag 5.3 Banda Sea, 136 km north of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 11:38 am (Jayapura time) -

#4: Mag 5.1 Mid-Indian Ridge

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 08:09 pm (GMT +5) -

#5: Mag 5.0 North Pacific Ocean, 158 km southeast of Ostrov Kharimkotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 12:01 pm (GMT +10) -

#6: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, 13 km northwest of Tumbes, Tumbes, Peru

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 10:58 am (Lima time) -

#7: Mag 4.9 South Pacific Ocean, 156 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 08:43 pm (GMT +12) -

#8: Mag 4.9 32 km south of Sarpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah Province, Iran

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 12:23 am (Tehran time) -

#9: Mag 4.9 South Atlantic Ocean, 103 km north of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 07:01 pm (GMT -2) -

#10: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 28 mi east of Sedanka Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States

Monday, May 4, 2026, at 06:38 pm (GMT -8) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.8 South Pacific Ocean, 143 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 61 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 08:00 pm (GMT +12) -

#2: Mag 4.2 30 km northeast of Osijek, County of Osijek-Baranja, Croatia - 58 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 02:35 am (GMT +2) -

#3: Mag 4.5 North Pacific Ocean, Provincia de Puntarenas, 57 km south of San Jose, Costa Rica - 52 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 02:54 pm (GMT -6) -

#4: Mag 4.9 32 km south of Sarpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah Province, Iran - 17 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 12:23 am (Tehran time) -

#5: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, 13 km northwest of Tumbes, Tumbes, Peru - 16 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 10:58 am (Lima time) -

#6: Mag 2.5 15 km northwest of Sombor, Vojvodina, Serbia - 15 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 02:44 am (GMT +2) -

#7: Mag 4.3 Eastern Mediterranean, 26 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 13 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 10:21 am (GMT +3) -

#8: Mag 4.5 48 mi northeast of Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada, United States - 12 reports

Monday, May 4, 2026, at 07:39 pm (GMT -7) -

#9: Mag 5.8 Indian Ocean, 77 km south of Tambolaka, Indonesia - 12 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 02:44 pm (GMT +8) -

#10: Mag 3.9 Eastern Mediterranean, Crete, 97 km southwest of Kasos Island, Greece - 12 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 12:35 am (GMT +3) -

#11: Mag 2.2 South Pacific Ocean, 109 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 9 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 07:53 pm (GMT +12) -

#12: Mag 4.2 South Pacific Ocean, 137 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 7 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 08:07 pm (GMT +12) -

#13: Mag 3.9 Eastern Mediterranean, 35 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 6 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 12:03 pm (GMT +3) -

#14: Mag 3.8 32 km east of Puerto Vallarta, Estado de Jalisco, Mexico - 6 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 01:31 pm (GMT -6) -

#15: Mag 4.2 South Pacific Ocean, 123 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 6 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 08:05 pm (GMT +12) -

#16: Mag 2.5 35 km south of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland - 6 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 11:00 pm (GMT +2) -

#17: Mag 4.2 North Pacific Ocean, 52 km west of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico - 5 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 12:04 am (GMT -7) -

#18: Mag 2.5 5.4 mi northeast of Richmond, Contra Costa County, California, United States - 5 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 07:57 am (GMT -7) -

#19: Mag 3.1 Ionian Sea, 25 km southeast of Zakynthos Island, Greece - 4 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 03:47 pm (GMT +3) -

#20: Mag 3.4 9.7 km south of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan - 4 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 05:55 pm (GMT +9) -

#21: Mag 4.5 South Pacific Ocean, 150 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 3 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 09:37 pm (GMT +12) -

#22: Mag 4.2 North Pacific Ocean, Departamento de Guatemala, 58 km southeast of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala - 3 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 05:58 pm (GMT -6) -

#23: Mag 3.9 Eastern Mediterranean, 43 km south of Sitia, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 3 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 10:38 pm (GMT +3) -

#24: Mag 3.5 Eastern Mediterranean, 36 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 08:19 pm (GMT +3) -

#25: Mag 2.1 26 km southeast of Athens, Nomarchia Athinas, Attica, Greece - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 08:31 pm (GMT +3) -

#26: Mag 3.2 North Pacific Ocean, 13 km northeast of San Vito, Costa Rica - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 08:11 am (GMT -6) -

#27: Mag 3.0 Aegean Sea, 49 km southeast of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 07:56 pm (GMT +3) -

#28: Mag 2.6 7.2 mi west of Fairfield, Solano County, California, United States - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 08:22 am (GMT -7) -

#29: Mag 3.6 Eastern Mediterranean, 25 km east of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 12:03 pm (GMT +3) -

#30: Mag 3.0 Guanica Municipio, 36 km west of Ponce, Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 12:20 am (GMT -4) -

#31: Mag 3.0 Eastern Mediterranean, 28 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 01:53 pm (GMT +3) -

#32: Mag 3.7 Eastern Mediterranean, 34 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 10:22 am (GMT +3) -

#33: Mag 4.2 South Pacific Ocean, 144 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 06:42 pm (GMT +12) -

#34: Mag 3.5 South Pacific Ocean, 144 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 08:12 pm (GMT +12) -

#35: Mag 3.2 18 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 08:15 am (GMT +3) -

#36: Mag 4.9 South Pacific Ocean, 156 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 08:43 pm (GMT +12) -

#37: Mag 3.1 Eastern Mediterranean, 27 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 10:25 am (GMT +3) -

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