Earthquakes in May 2018

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

Events

139

Strongest

M6.9

18 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii

Busiest day

6 May

12 events

Daily average

4.5

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 139.

6.9
M6.9 earthquake near Hilo, Hawaii
3087 d ago6 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Ishqoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan
3082 d ago116 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
3073 d ago11 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Goa, Bicol Region
3086 d ago18 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 178 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
3082 d ago9 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - Easter Island region
3089 d ago10 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
3075 d ago34 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Labattoir, Dzaoudzi
3076 d ago17 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Kalamansig, Soccsksargen
3081 d ago535 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 290 km E of Levuka, Fiji
3090 d ago585 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
3090 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3068 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Mangilao Village, Mangilao
3069 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
3074 d ago284 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido
3074 d ago30 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near San Jose, Caraga
3081 d ago29 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Hilo, Hawaii
3087 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3066 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
3071 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Vanuatu region
3084 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Lautoka, Western
3090 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
3064 d ago17 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 111 km SSW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
3068 d ago30 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 131 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
3069 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
3069 d ago226 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Labattoir, Dzaoudzi
3070 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Tiom, Highland Papua
3075 d ago90 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3077 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
3078 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 276 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska
3083 d ago6 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
3085 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Easter Island region
3089 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Easter Island region
3089 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 56 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu
3061 d ago119 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Fiji region
3067 d ago473 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
3070 d ago32 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Labattoir, Dzaoudzi
3071 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - south of Panama
3073 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3073 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Yigo Village, Yigo
3074 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3076 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Bitung, North Sulawesi
3081 d ago24 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Yigo Village, Yigo
3082 d ago96 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
3082 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near La Unión, La Union
3085 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
3085 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Easter Island region
3087 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Greenland Sea
3061 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Fuyu, Jilin
3064 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southeast Indian Ridge
3067 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - south of Panama
3073 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Asahi, Chiba
3074 d ago42 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 185 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
3078 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 69 km W of Karluk, Alaska
3080 d ago63 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Labuan, Banten
3082 d ago47 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Yasuj, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
3085 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province
3089 d ago39 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Reykjanes Ridge
3089 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Yasuj, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
3089 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Timika, Central Papua
3090 d ago33 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
3062 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Fiji region
3063 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 248 km SSE of Port Blair, India
3063 d ago89 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Fiji region
3064 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 183 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
3066 d ago167 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Labattoir, Dzaoudzi
3066 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 164 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Peru
3069 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Mangilao Village, Mangilao
3069 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Ayutla de los Libres, Guerrero
3070 d ago37 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Madang, Madang Province
3072 d ago59 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 130 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
3073 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Mala, Lima region
3074 d ago57 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge
3078 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Glan, Soccsksargen
3078 d ago169 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
3081 d ago587 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Prince Edward Islands region
3085 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near La Unión, La Union
3085 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near La Unión, La Union
3085 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Santa Cruz, O'Higgins Region
3085 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Ternate, North Maluku
3090 d ago30 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
3090 d ago24 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara
3063 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Labattoir, Dzaoudzi
3069 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 79 km N of Esso, Russia
3070 d ago72 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Métouia, Gabès Governorate
3070 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi
3073 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi
3073 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3073 d ago24 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
3073 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 79 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
3073 d ago14 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
3074 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Labattoir, Dzaoudzi
3077 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 262 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia
3078 d ago45 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3079 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Ōmachi, Nagano
3079 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Malita, Davao Region
3080 d ago127 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Morioka, Iwate
3085 d ago97 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
3085 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan
3085 d ago90 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 45 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
3086 d ago12 km deep
Strong