World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 7 May 2026
Summary: 3 quakes 5.0+, 38 quakes 4.0+, 191 quakes 3.0+, 346 quakes 2.0+ (578 total)
Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 38 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 191 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 346 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (7 May 2026)

#1: Mag 5.3 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 08:53 pm (GMT -12) -

#2: Mag 5.1 Solomon Sea, 52 km southwest of Taiof Island, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 12:23 pm (GMT +11) -

#3: Mag 5.1 South Pacific Ocean, 86 km east of Lakeba Island, Eastern, Fiji

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 11:48 pm (GMT +12) -

#4: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 138 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 11:31 pm (GMT +12) -

#5: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 131 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 04:15 pm (GMT +12) -

#6: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 41 km east of Minami-Soma, Fukushima, Japan

Friday, May 8, 2026, at 08:31 am (GMT +9) -

#7: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 126 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 02:13 am (GMT -6) -

#8: Mag 4.7 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 02:54 pm (GMT -2) -

#9: Mag 4.7 East China Sea, Kagoshima-ken, 53 km southwest of Suwanose-jima Island, Japan

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 03:39 pm (GMT +9) -

#10: Mag 4.6 South Pacific Ocean, 129 km north of Tofua Island, Ha'apai, Tonga

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 02:06 pm (GMT +13) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 4.6 Ibaraki, 76 km northeast of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - 30 reports

Friday, May 8, 2026, at 03:50 am (GMT +9) -

#2: Mag 4.4 25 mi north of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, United States - 30 reports

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 02:42 am (GMT -7) -

#3: Mag 3.7 9.7 km south of Mdiq, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco - 11 reports

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 04:36 pm (GMT +1) -

#4: Mag 2.8 21 mi east of Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, Washington, United States - 7 reports

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 10:20 pm (GMT -7) -

#5: Mag 4.0 Indian Ocean, 41 km south of Denpasar, Kota Denpasar, Provinsi Bali, Indonesia - 5 reports

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 04:14 pm (GMT +8) -

#6: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 41 km east of Minami-Soma, Fukushima, Japan - 4 reports

Friday, May 8, 2026, at 08:31 am (GMT +9) -

#7: Mag 4.0 Colfax County, New Mexico, 27 mi southwest of Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, United States - 4 reports

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 11:44 am (GMT -6) -

#8: Mag 4.3 Philippine Sea, 35 km northeast of Hualien City, Taiwan - 3 reports

Friday, May 8, 2026, at 04:57 am (GMT +8) -

#9: Mag 4.0 South Pacific Ocean, 29 km northwest of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 3 reports

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 12:36 pm (GMT -5) -

#10: Mag 3.1 12 mi north of Barstow, San Bernardino County, California, United States - 3 reports

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 09:37 am (GMT -7) -

#11: Mag 5.1 Solomon Sea, 52 km southwest of Taiof Island, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea - 2 reports

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 12:23 pm (GMT +11) -

#12: Mag 4.2 30 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan - 2 reports

Friday, May 8, 2026, at 07:08 am (GMT +8) -

#13: Mag 4.1 Departamento de Albardon, 33 km north of San Juan, Departamento de Capital, San Juan Province, Argentina - 2 reports

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 09:31 am (GMT -3) -

#14: Mag 4.6 Kabupaten Lampung Selatan, 91 km south of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia - 2 reports

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 10:48 am (Jakarta time) -

#15: Mag 3.4 40 km south of Izmir, Izmir, Turkey - 2 reports

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 08:35 am (GMT +3) -

#16: Mag 3.8 Madhesh, 56 km northwest of Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal - 2 reports

Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 11:14 am (GMT +5:45) -

Earthquake stats

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