Earthquakes in May 2026

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

Events

118

Strongest

M6.9

34 km ENE of Calama, Chile

Busiest day

20 May

8 events

Daily average

3.8

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 118.

6.9
M6.9 earthquake near Calama, Antofagasta
144 d ago109 km deep
Major
6.7
M6.7 earthquake near Ōfunato, Iwate
154 d ago42 km deep
Major
6.6
M6.6 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
149 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 268 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
155 d ago137 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
160 d ago16 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Valparaíso, Valparaiso
138 d ago25 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
142 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
142 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Hilo, Hawaii
146 d ago23 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Saint John’s, Saint John Parish
153 d ago47 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Borongan, Eastern Visayas
165 d ago43 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Bitung, North Sulawesi
147 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Tsuha, Okinawa
149 d ago42 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Ica, Ica
150 d ago57 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - 296 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
160 d ago37 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - southeast Indian Ridge
161 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - 233 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska
163 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Whakatane, Bay of Plenty
164 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Tambolaka, East Nusa Tenggara
164 d ago22 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan
168 d ago103 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 115 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
147 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
148 d ago101 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
150 d ago27 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province
153 d ago32 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 288 km SSW of Houma, Tonga
157 d ago154 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Nakaiburi, Wakayama
167 d ago64 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Bridgetown, Saint Michael
139 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - southeast Indian Ridge
146 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 172 km ENE of Atka, Alaska
147 d ago15 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 92 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
157 d ago65 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 109 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
161 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Bitung, North Sulawesi
144 d ago45 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Tandag, Caraga
145 d ago34 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
149 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
153 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Cañete, Biobio
159 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Manay, Davao Region
163 d ago29 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca
165 d ago18 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
143 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Malatya, Malatya
149 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - West Chile Rise
151 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 87 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
152 d ago44 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
162 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Revilla Gigedo Islands region
141 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 279 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
142 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 209 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
143 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 167 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
146 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
146 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 154 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
147 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Bouvet Island region
151 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
153 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 124 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
154 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Darien, Valle del Cauca Department
155 d ago113 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan Valley
156 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Madang, Madang Province
159 d ago93 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
140 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 254 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
140 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Turpan, Xinjiang
140 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Soe, East Nusa Tenggara
141 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Owen Fracture Zone region
143 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
147 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Bima, West Nusa Tenggara
149 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Kyauktan, Yangon
151 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
153 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Volcano Islands, Japan region
155 d ago157 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Tandai, Guadalcanal Province
158 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 109 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga
159 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 180 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia
159 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
160 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
163 d ago104 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Miyako, Iwate
164 d ago40 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Fernley, Nevada
168 d ago5 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Calama, Antofagasta
142 d ago103 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
143 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Tandag, Caraga
145 d ago53 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 138 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
147 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
147 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Lautoka, Western
149 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Liuzhou, Guangxi
151 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
151 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
155 d ago52 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
156 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
156 d ago485 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
157 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan
157 d ago23 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
158 d ago561 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
160 d ago105 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
162 d ago120 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
163 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
164 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Tewulike, Xinjiang
166 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
167 d ago546 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
168 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
138 d ago108 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
138 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
139 d ago73 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 191 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen
139 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Bitung, North Sulawesi
142 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 153 km N of Neiafu, Tonga
143 d ago119 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
144 d ago35 km deep
Strong