Earthquakes in May 2017

151 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.

Events

151

Strongest

M6.8

59 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

Busiest day

11 May

16 events

Daily average

4.9

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 151.

6.8
M6.8 earthquake - 59 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
3447 d ago169 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Poso, Central Sulawesi
3427 d ago12 km deep
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3445 d ago15 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Whitehorse, Yukon
3455 d ago3 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
3441 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Acajutla, Sonsonate Department
3444 d ago16 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 135 km W of Adak, Alaska
3448 d ago13 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Whitehorse, Yukon
3455 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Danao, Central Visayas
3436 d ago533 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Miyakojima, Okinawa
3447 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Batken, Batken
3453 d ago11 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Villa Mercedes, Biobio
3427 d ago81 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska
3432 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 95 km SSW of Adak, Alaska
3448 d ago17 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - Scotia Sea
3450 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - Ascension Island region
3454 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - 127 km W of Adak, Alaska
3446 d ago11 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Batken, Batken
3451 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3426 d ago76 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 178 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska
3428 d ago16 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Bungku, Central Sulawesi
3432 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Cintalapa de Figueroa, Chiapas
3436 d ago144 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 201 km SSW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico
3436 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Pozo Almonte, Tarapacá
3442 d ago116 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3445 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 98 km SSW of Adak, Alaska
3448 d ago17 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Whitehorse, Yukon
3455 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 172 km SW of Vaini, Tonga
3431 d ago127 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Āshkhāneh, North Khorasan
3443 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
3444 d ago40 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3445 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Whitehorse, Yukon
3455 d ago4 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
3425 d ago118 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 48 km N of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
3432 d ago52 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 81 km E of Shikotan, Russia
3434 d ago54 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Naze, Kagoshima
3441 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 97 km SSW of Adak, Alaska
3447 d ago16 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Tapachula, Chiapas
3425 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Boyolangu, East Java
3432 d ago58 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Andahuaylas, Apurímac Department
3440 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Mangilao Village, Mangilao
3440 d ago42 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3445 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 69 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska
3445 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3445 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Huoshilafu, Xinjiang
3446 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Yigo Village, Yigo
3447 d ago125 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Off the coast of Aisen, Chile
3450 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Tapachula, Chiapas
3426 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 176 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
3426 d ago47 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 26 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
3427 d ago78 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Poso, Central Sulawesi
3427 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 88 km WSW of Atka, Alaska
3428 d ago34 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Acajutla, Sonsonate Department
3430 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Pio, Central Luzon
3431 d ago76 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Cintalapa de Figueroa, Chiapas
3431 d ago140 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska
3432 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 132 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga
3434 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico
3439 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan
3440 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3441 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3445 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 105 km S of Adak, Alaska
3447 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 14 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska
3449 d ago67 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near San Fernando, Ucayali
3452 d ago155 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3453 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - northern East Pacific Rise
3455 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Banda Sea
3425 d ago138 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 197 km N of Sola, Vanuatu
3426 d ago257 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Anchorage, Alaska
3426 d ago81 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3436 d ago39 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Tandai, Guadalcanal Province
3437 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 151 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
3437 d ago22 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Acajutla, Sonsonate Department
3440 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - north of Ascension Island
3442 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Valparaíso, Valparaiso
3443 d ago15 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Acajutla, Sonsonate Department
3444 d ago17 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3445 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3445 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Indian Ocean Triple Junction
3446 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 98 km SSW of Adak, Alaska
3448 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Tocache, San Martín Department
3448 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 146 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
3450 d ago32 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Zaqatala, Zaqatala District
3453 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Poso, Central Sulawesi
3427 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Poso, Central Sulawesi
3427 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Akhisar, Manisa
3429 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 221 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile
3429 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 29 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
3430 d ago87 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 179 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
3430 d ago151 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska
3432 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 165 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
3434 d ago59 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 162 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
3438 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
3440 d ago210 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3440 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3441 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3441 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - north of Severnaya Zemlya
3443 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 34 km N of Buala, Solomon Islands
3444 d ago50 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3444 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3445 d ago10 km deep
Strong