World Earthquake Report for Saturday, 16 May 2026
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 2 quakes 5.0+, 36 quakes 4.0+, 180 quakes 3.0+, 297 quakes 2.0+ (516 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 36 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 180 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 297 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

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

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

#2: Mag 5.7 South Pacific Ocean, 65 km east of Vanuabalavu Island, Eastern, Fiji

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 09:14 am (GMT +12) -

#3: Mag 5.2 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 01:27 pm (GMT -1) -

#4: Mag 4.9 38 km northeast of Tacna, Tacna, Peru

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 10:45 am (Lima time) -

#5: Mag 4.8 Philippine Sea, 90 km north of Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 08:20 pm (GMT +9) -

#6: Mag 4.8 85 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 09:59 pm (Santiago time) -

#7: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, 45 km northeast of Lakeba Island, Eastern, Fiji

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 09:15 am (Fiji time) -

#8: Mag 4.6 South of the Kermadec Islands

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 01:22 pm (GMT +12) -

#9: Mag 4.5 South Pacific Ocean, 43 km north of Lakeba Island, Eastern, Fiji

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 10:20 am (Fiji time) -

#10: Mag 4.4 254 km southwest of Potosi, Departamento de Potosi, Bolivia

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 08:35 pm (La Paz time) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 6.7 Iwate, 58 km east of Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan - 91 reports

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

#2: Mag 4.4 Zulia, Venezuela - 19 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 07:21 pm (Caracas time) -

#3: Mag 3.8 Bear Lake County, 24 mi south of Conda, Caribou County, Idaho, United States - 14 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 05:05 am (GMT -6) -

#4: Mag 3.4 25 km west of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 12 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 06:21 am (GMT +12) -

#5: Mag 4.0 3.6 km northeast of San Vito, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 8 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 01:11 am (GMT -6) -

#6: Mag 3.4 North Pacific Ocean, 50 km southeast of Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 5 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 06:59 pm (GMT -6) -

#7: Mag 3.2 52 km southeast of Puntarenas, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 5 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 05:48 pm (GMT -6) -

#8: Mag 3.6 Aegean Sea, 22 km southwest of Nisi Amorgos Island, Greece - 5 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 11:55 pm (GMT +3) -

#9: Mag 3.5 Provincia de Puntarenas, 69 km southwest of San Jose, Costa Rica - 4 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 12:03 am (GMT -6) -

#10: Mag 3.5 20 km southeast of Takayama, Gifu, Japan - 4 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 07:27 am (GMT +9) -

#11: Mag 3.7 Departamento de Lavalle, 53 km east of San Martin, Departamento de San Martin, Mendoza Province, Argentina - 3 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 08:39 am (GMT -3) -

#12: Mag 3.3 Eastern Mediterranean, 34 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 07:11 pm (GMT +3) -

#13: Mag 3.6 37 km south of Pelabuhanratu, Kabupaten Sukabumi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia - 2 reports

Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 08:48 am (GMT +7) -

#14: Mag 4.2 8 km south of Los Vilos, Provincia de Choapa, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 2 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 02:37 pm (Santiago time) -

#15: Mag 2.6 44 km southwest of San Rafael Abajo, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica - 2 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 01:26 pm (GMT -6) -

#16: Mag 4.1 13 km northeast of Tumbes, Tumbes, Peru - 2 reports

Friday, May 15, 2026, at 09:19 am (GMT -5) -

Earthquake stats

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