World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 14 May 2026
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 5 quakes 5.0+, 23 quakes 4.0+, 142 quakes 3.0+, 328 quakes 2.0+ (499 total)
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 5 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 23 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 142 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 328 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

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

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

#2: Mag 5.7 South Pacific Ocean

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 09:11 am (GMT -9) -

#3: Mag 5.3 Departamento del Choco, 40 km northeast of Buenaventura, Colombia

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 07:48 am (Bogota time) -

#4: Mag 5.2 North Pacific Ocean, 41 km north of Iwo Jima Island, Tokyo, Japan

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 12:34 am (GMT +9) -

#5: Mag 5.1 South Atlantic Ocean, 42 km east of Montagu Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 07:55 am (GMT -2) -

#6: Mag 5.0 27 km southwest of Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 12:11 pm (Costa_Rica time) -

#7: Mag 4.8 South Atlantic Ocean, 143 km north of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 08:14 pm (GMT -2) -

#8: Mag 4.7 69 km west of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta Province, Argentina

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 11:46 pm (Salta time) -

#9: Mag 4.7 SNNPR, 69 km south of Jinka, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 03:14 am (Addis Ababa time) -

#10: Mag 4.7 29 km north of Bardsir, Kerman, Iran

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 11:17 am (Tehran time) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.3 Departamento del Choco, 40 km northeast of Buenaventura, Colombia - 236 reports

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 07:48 am (Bogota time) -

#2: Mag 4.4 North Pacific Ocean, Provincia de Puntarenas, 67 km southwest of San Jose, Costa Rica - 62 reports

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 09:36 pm (Costa Rica time) -

#3: Mag 6.2 Banda Sea, 143 km northwest of Pulau Molu Island, Maluku, Indonesia - 25 reports

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

#4: Mag 3.2 North Pacific Ocean, 60 km southeast of Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 7 reports

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 05:28 am (GMT -6) -

#5: Mag 3.2 North Pacific Ocean, Provincia de Alajuela, 54 km south of Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 7 reports

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 10:44 pm (GMT -6) -

#6: Mag 3.2 North Pacific Ocean, 98 km southwest of San Isidro, Costa Rica - 3 reports

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 08:45 pm (GMT -6) -

#7: Mag 2.0 32 km northwest of Corinth, Nomos Korinthias, Peloponnese, Greece - 3 reports

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 06:51 am (GMT +3) -

#8: Mag 3.5 Provincia de Puntarenas, 68 km southwest of San Jose, Costa Rica - 3 reports

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 01:13 am (GMT -6) -

#9: Mag 5.0 27 km southwest of Liberia, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica - 3 reports

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 12:11 pm (Costa_Rica time) -

#10: Mag 3.3 Eastern Mediterranean, 37 km south of Sitia, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 3 reports

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 03:17 pm (GMT +3) -

#11: Mag 2.2 7.2 km southeast of Jaco, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 2 reports

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 06:25 am (Costa_Rica time) -

#12: Mag 3.6 South Pacific Ocean, 32 km west of Mala, Lima region, Peru - 2 reports

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 09:19 am (GMT -5) -

#13: Mag 3.8 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 83 mi northwest of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States - 2 reports

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 07:50 am (GMT -8) -

#14: Mag 2.3 Ontario County, 17 mi south of Henrietta, Monroe County, New York, United States - 2 reports

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 08:27 pm (GMT -4) -

#15: Mag 4.7 SNNPR, 69 km south of Jinka, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia - 2 reports

Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 03:14 am (Addis Ababa time) -

Earthquake stats

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