World Earthquake Report for May 2026
Summary: 7 quakes 6.0+, 108 quakes 5.0+, 936 quakes 4.0+, 4704 quakes 3.0+, 9257 quakes 2.0+ (15012 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 6+: 7 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 108 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 936 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 4704 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 9257 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 6.2 Banda Sea, 143 km northwest of Pulau Molu Island, Maluku, Indonesia

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

#3: 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) -

#4: 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) -

#5: 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) -

#6: Mag 5.9 Southeast Indian Ridge

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

#7: Mag 5.8 Bering Sea, 26 mi east of Buldir Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 05:15 am (GMT -9) -

#8: 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) -

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

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

#10: Mag 5.8 Philippine Sea, 30 km northeast of Yilan, Taiwan

Friday, May 1, 2026, at 08:39 pm (Taipei time) -

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