Earthquakes in May 2016
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.2
M7.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
78 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme - 6.9
M6.9 earthquake - Fiji region
406 km deep Tsunami flag
Major - 6.9
M6.9 earthquake near Rosa Zarate, Esmeraldas
30 km deep Tsunami flag
Major - 6.7
M6.7 earthquake near Rosa Zarate, Esmeraldas
16 km deep Tsunami flag
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Keelung, Taiwan
246 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - Fiji region
568 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 116 km WSW of Yulara, Australia
10 km deep
Major - 5.9
M5.9 earthquake - Kuril Islands
18 km deep
Strong - 5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 165 km SSE of Naze, Japan
10 km deep
Strong - 5.8
M5.8 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands
10 km deep
Strong - 5.8
M5.8 earthquake - northern East Pacific Rise
10 km deep
Strong - 5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan
8 km deep
Strong - 5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca
22 km deep
Strong - 5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 75 km SE of Perryville, Alaska
26 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong - 5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
47 km deep
Strong - 5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan
9 km deep
Strong - 5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 25 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
26 km deep
Strong - 5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 64 km E of Shikotan, Russia
61 km deep
Strong - 5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Kotabumi, Lampung
117 km deep
Strong - 5.6
M5.6 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
506 km deep
Strong - 5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Cihuatlán, Jalisco
10 km deep
Strong - 5.6
M5.6 earthquake - central East Pacific Rise
10 km deep
Strong - 5.6
M5.6 earthquake - central East Pacific Rise
15 km deep
Strong - 5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Naze, Kagoshima
10 km deep
Strong - 5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
125 km deep
Strong - 5.5
M5.5 earthquake - northern East Pacific Rise
10 km deep
Strong - 5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Chaman, Balochistan
10 km deep
Strong - 5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
10 km deep
Strong - 5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 182 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen
10 km deep
Strong - 5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
10 km deep
Strong - 5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Lakhdaria, Bouira
11 km deep
Strong - 5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Cintalapa de Figueroa, Chiapas
124 km deep
Strong - 5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Khā̃dbāri̇̄, Koshi
9 km deep
Strong - 5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Kasukabe, Saitama
45 km deep
Strong - 5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 78 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska
10 km deep
Strong - 5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Ovalle, Coquimbo Region
25 km deep
Strong - 5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 224 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
10 km deep
Strong - 5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
30 km deep
Strong - 5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
10 km deep
Strong - 5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Irákleion, Crete
10 km deep
Strong - 5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Bermejo, Tarija Department
10 km deep
Strong - 5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
10 km deep
Strong - 5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Volcano Islands, Japan region
75 km deep
Strong - 5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 169 km WNW of Lautoka, Fiji
17 km deep
Strong - 5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 64 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska
132 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong - 5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia
10 km deep
Strong - 5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima
10 km deep
Strong - 5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 213 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam
10 km deep
Strong - 5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Miyakojima, Okinawa
10 km deep
Strong - 5.2
M5.2 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
10 km deep
Strong - 5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
46 km deep
Strong - 5.2
M5.2 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
10 km deep
Strong - 5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Rivas, Rivas Department
197 km deep
Strong - 5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 65 km WSW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina
148 km deep
Strong - 5.2
M5.2 earthquake - south of Java, Indonesia
10 km deep
Strong - 5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Chaman, Balochistan
10 km deep
Strong - 5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 227 km WNW of Qamdo, China
8 km deep
Strong - 5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
10 km deep
Strong - 5.2
M5.2 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
10 km deep
Strong - 5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
539 km deep
Strong - 5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 159 km SW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
29 km deep
Strong - 5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Amahai, Maluku
10 km deep
Strong - 5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 254 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
154 km deep
Strong - 5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Ovalle, Coquimbo Region
26 km deep
Strong - 5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Khā̃dbāri̇̄, Koshi
4 km deep
Strong - 5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Belén, Catamarca
157 km deep
Strong - 5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
63 km deep
Strong - 5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 217 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
111 km deep
Strong - 5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan
9 km deep
Strong - 5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Ternate, North Maluku
39 km deep
Strong - 5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
99 km deep
Strong - 5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
10 km deep
Strong - 5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Whakatane, Bay of Plenty
151 km deep
Strong - 5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 150 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
63 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
10 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Pucallpa, Ucayali
132 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
5 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 168 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste
10 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 132 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
175 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Guazacapán, Santa Rosa Department
76 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake - off the coast of Oregon
10 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Ḩaql, Al Jawf Region
10 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 81 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
12 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido
61 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake - Reykjanes Ridge
10 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake - northwest of Australia
10 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 135 km E of Shikotan, Russia
25 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
10 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake - Banda Sea
141 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 156 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
10 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Cihuatlán, Jalisco
10 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake - Solomon Islands
41 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 240 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska
50 km deep
Strong - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 24 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
7 km deep
Strong