Earthquakes in May 2020

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

Events

119

Strongest

M6.8

Banda Sea

Busiest day

18 May

8 events

Daily average

3.8

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 119.

6.8
M6.8 earthquake - Banda Sea
2354 d ago96 km deep
Major
6.6
M6.6 earthquake - 175 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
2348 d ago107 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake
2345 d ago3 km deep
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Irákleion, Crete
2358 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
2333 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Ayaviri, Puno
2329 d ago186 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 173 km ESE of La Playa, Mexico
2338 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 215 km NNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
2353 d ago471 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
2332 d ago10 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 62 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
2344 d ago171 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima
2357 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
2328 d ago128 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
2332 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2336 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Ōarai, Ibaraki
2349 d ago31 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 224 km SW of Methóni, Greece
2339 d ago14 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Irákleion, Crete
2341 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 87 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
2345 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
2346 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Banda Sea
2349 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near San Miguel, Puno
2357 d ago184 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Sarubetsu, Hokkaido
2330 d ago89 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Tahuna, North Sulawesi
2330 d ago29 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Levin, Manawatu-Wanganui
2336 d ago46 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 98 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
2345 d ago24 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Choshi, Chiba
2356 d ago42 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2330 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
2334 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
2336 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
2352 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Puerto San José, Escuintla
2355 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2330 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
2333 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Kuril Islands
2334 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
2343 d ago459 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Calama, Antofagasta
2350 d ago107 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
2352 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
2354 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Ponce, Ponce
2358 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
2331 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
2333 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Miyakojima, Okinawa
2333 d ago39 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Mapastepec, Chiapas
2336 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Irákleion, Crete
2337 d ago14 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 281 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
2337 d ago125 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 249 km W of Ferndale, California
2342 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 123 km N of Neiafu, Tonga
2344 d ago86 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Nasugbu, Calabarzon
2351 d ago99 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Tumxuk, Xinjiang
2351 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
2353 d ago128 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Moyobamba, San Martín Department
2353 d ago23 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
2355 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
2356 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Irákleion, Crete
2358 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Irákleion, Crete
2358 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Omitama, Ibaraki
2329 d ago99 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2329 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Mangilao Village, Mangilao
2334 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
2336 d ago121 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Tupungato, Mendoza
2337 d ago114 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 173 km W of Port McNeill, Canada
2337 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Laur, Central Luzon
2337 d ago44 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 70 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
2340 d ago165 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Azumino, Nagano
2341 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Irákleion, Crete
2342 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
2345 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
2347 d ago243 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 128 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam
2352 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan
2357 d ago42 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea
2330 d ago6 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Azumino, Nagano
2331 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near San Fernando, Ilocos
2332 d ago78 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Irákleion, Crete
2333 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kakching, Manipur
2335 d ago58 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
2335 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 194 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia
2338 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Irákleion, Crete
2338 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 32 km ESE of Mina, Nevada
2338 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
2339 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Malemba, Lualaba
2339 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 25 km E of Hihifo, Tonga
2340 d ago42 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Minami-Sōma, Fukushima
2341 d ago44 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Zhaotong, Yunnan
2342 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 31 km SE of Mina, Nevada
2345 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Fiji region
2345 d ago607 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 253 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
2346 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia
2351 d ago168 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Arica, Arica y Parinacota Region
2354 d ago64 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kara-Kulja, Osh Region
2354 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Ichihara, Chiba
2355 d ago71 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
2357 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Easter Island region
2357 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
2329 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 114 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu
2329 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
2331 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
2331 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - Fiji region
2331 d ago595 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
2332 d ago62 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 181 km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
2332 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
2333 d ago10 km deep
Strong