World Earthquake Report for Monday, 18 May 2026
Summary: 5 quakes 5.0+, 31 quakes 4.0+, 143 quakes 3.0+, 341 quakes 2.0+ (520 total)
Magnitude 5+: 5 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 31 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 143 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 341 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (18 May 2026)

#1: Mag 5.4 West Chile Rise

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 09:10 pm (GMT -5) -

#2: Mag 5.3 South Atlantic Ocean, 300 km west of Bouvetoya Island, Bouvet Island

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 06:50 pm (GMT +0) -

#3: Mag 5.2 Mid-Indian Ridge

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 12:34 pm (GMT +5) -

#4: Mag 5.2 22 km south of Kyauktan, Yangon, Myanmar

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 08:35 am (Yangon time) -

#5: Mag 5.1 27 km northwest of Liuzhou, Guangxi, China

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 09:44 pm (Shanghai time) -

#6: Mag 4.9 Bering Sea, 22 mi west of Amukta Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 11:37 am (GMT -10) -

#7: Mag 4.7 29 km south of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 04:48 am (Santiago time) -

#8: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, Fiji

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 03:25 am (GMT +12) -

#9: Mag 4.7 12 km southwest of Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 04:32 pm (Urumqi time) -

#10: Mag 4.6 North Pacific Ocean, 113 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 02:04 am (GMT +9) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.2 22 km south of Kyauktan, Yangon, Myanmar - 127 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 08:35 am (Yangon time) -

#2: Mag 4.7 29 km south of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile - 24 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 04:48 am (Santiago time) -

#3: Mag 5.1 27 km northwest of Liuzhou, Guangxi, China - 12 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 09:44 pm (Shanghai time) -

#4: Mag 2.1 0.9 mi southwest of Bellflower, Los Angeles County, California, United States - 6 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 11:02 am (GMT -7) -

#5: Mag 4.2 Aegean Sea, 45 km east of Karpathos, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece - 5 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 08:11 am (GMT +3) -

#6: Mag 3.2 Andaman Sea, 39 km southeast of Kungyangon, Yangon, Myanmar - 4 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 08:48 am (GMT +6:30) -

#7: Mag 2.7 3.6 km west of Norseman, Dundas, Western Australia, Australia - 3 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 11:55 pm (GMT +8) -

#8: Mag 5.4 West Chile Rise - 3 reports

Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 09:10 pm (GMT -5) -

#9: Mag 3.1 28 mi northwest of El Centro, Imperial County, California, United States - 2 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 12:55 am (GMT -7) -

#10: Mag 4.2 North Atlantic Ocean, 93 km north of Fajardo, Fajardo Municipio, Puerto Rico - 2 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 07:40 am (GMT -4) -

#11: Mag 3.0 2.9 mi south of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, United States - 2 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 06:29 am (GMT -6) -

#12: Mag 3.3 North Pacific Ocean, 57 km south of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 2 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 02:36 am (GMT -5) -

#13: Mag 4.4 169 km southwest of Korla, Xinjiang, China - 2 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 11:07 am (Urumqi time) -

#14: Mag 4.0 Philippine Sea, 71 km southwest of Kozu Shima Island, Tokyo, Japan - 2 reports

Monday, May 18, 2026, at 03:59 pm (GMT +9) -

Earthquake stats

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