Earthquakes in May 2025

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

Events

143

Strongest

M7.4

2025 Drake Passage Earthquake

Busiest day

2 May

17 events

Daily average

4.6

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 143.

7.4
M7.4 earthquake - 2025 Drake Passage Earthquake
532 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
514 d ago17 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 142 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
520 d ago260 km deep
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 289 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina
532 d ago8 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
503 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - southwest of Africa
504 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Irákleion, Crete
512 d ago64 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
503 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - west of Macquarie Island
511 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
503 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Kushiro, Hokkaido
503 d ago21 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 187 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
509 d ago48 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 20 km SSE of Fry, Greece
521 d ago76 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
529 d ago10 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 41 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu
506 d ago190 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Nazca, Ica
517 d ago101 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 152 km NNW of Baukau, Timor Leste
519 d ago477 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 240 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
521 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
523 d ago60 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi
531 d ago92 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Mangilao Village, Mangilao
506 d ago28 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - Revilla Gigedo Islands region
506 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - Revilla Gigedo Islands region
507 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Teopisca, Chiapas
529 d ago261 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
532 d ago43 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Pozo Almonte, Tarapacá
508 d ago105 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Bengkulu, Bengkulu
512 d ago47 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - South Indian Ocean
512 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Blangpidie, Aceh
523 d ago86 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Macquarie Island region
526 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - central East Pacific Rise
528 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 278 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina
532 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
514 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Bonin Islands, Japan region
521 d ago445 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Hualien City, Taiwan
529 d ago27 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas Island
530 d ago20 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 262 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina
532 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
519 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Rikaze, Tibet
523 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 50 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
528 d ago102 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 256 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina
532 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 49 km E of Shikotan, Russia
505 d ago60 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Revilla Gigedo Islands region
506 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido
512 d ago48 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
515 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
523 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Tumbes, Tumbes
526 d ago45 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
526 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Carlsbad, New Mexico
530 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 228 km S of Ushuaia, Argentina
532 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Aimogasta, La Rioja
533 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
503 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 249 km S of Pundong, Indonesia
507 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido
508 d ago65 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 129 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
514 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
515 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 151 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
517 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Mutsu, Aomori
522 d ago61 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 59 km SW of Beringovskiy, Russia
523 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 286 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
525 d ago162 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Gunungsitoli, North Sumatra
527 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Akureyri, Northeast
529 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Drake Passage
530 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 266 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina
532 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 291 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina
532 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 279 km S of Ushuaia, Argentina
532 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 198 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
503 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
504 d ago79 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
505 d ago41 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - north of Severnaya Zemlya
507 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - north of Severnaya Zemlya
508 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near San Fernando, Ilocos
510 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska
511 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Indian Ocean
512 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
512 d ago38 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
513 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 251 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina
513 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Sechura, Piura
520 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
520 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - central East Pacific Rise
521 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Puerto Natales, Region of Magallanes
521 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 177 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
525 d ago225 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
530 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Abepura, Papua
531 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Tonalá, Chiapas
533 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Tandai, Guadalcanal Province
533 d ago33 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Minas de Marcona, Ica
506 d ago37 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Minas de Marcona, Ica
506 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Moirāng, Manipur
507 d ago50 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Dehdasht, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
507 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 275 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina
510 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Aguaytía, Ucayali
512 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kyaukse, Mandalay Region
517 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Sipalay, Western Visayas
517 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Minas de Marcona, Ica
524 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
528 d ago133 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Hualien City, Taiwan
529 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Coquimbo, Coquimbo Region
529 d ago23 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Abepura, Papua
531 d ago32 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 295 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina
532 d ago10 km deep
Strong