Moderate Earthquakes (M5.0-5.9)

Moderate earthquakes — can cause damage to poorly built structures. Average ~800 per year worldwide.

Top Countries for M5.0-5.9

Indonesia 5,157
Papua New Guinea 2,682
Japan 2,650
US 2,106
Tonga 1,942
Philippines 1,795
Chile 1,624
Russia 1,495
Vanuatu 1,413
South Sandwich Islands region 1,364
Magnitude Location Date & Time Depth Alert
M 5.0 Drake Passage Nov 2, 2025 00:16 10.00 km
M 5.0 27 km NE of Rustāq, Afghanistan Nov 1, 2025 19:03 10.00 km
M 5.0 89 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Nov 1, 2025 09:50 10.00 km
M 5.2 South Sandwich Islands region Nov 1, 2025 01:51 10.00 km
M 5.0 South Sandwich Islands region Nov 1, 2025 01:16 10.00 km
M 5.1 63 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines Oct 31, 2025 21:27 10.00 km
M 5.0 120 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines Oct 31, 2025 21:21 35.00 km
M 5.9 southeast Indian Ridge Oct 31, 2025 20:53 8.00 km Green
M 5.2 South Sandwich Islands region Oct 31, 2025 19:30 109.83 km
M 5.4 south of the Fiji Islands Oct 31, 2025 17:56 529.36 km Green
M 5.4 48 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska Oct 30, 2025 17:33 23.60 km Green T
M 5.5 Kermadec Islands region Oct 30, 2025 08:52 288.53 km Green
M 5.0 149 km W of Abepura, Indonesia Oct 30, 2025 08:04 38.48 km
M 5.0 South Sandwich Islands region Oct 30, 2025 06:39 10.00 km
M 5.4 107 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland Oct 29, 2025 16:46 10.00 km Green
M 5.4 off the coast of Oregon Oct 29, 2025 14:00 10.00 km Green T
M 5.1 183 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Oct 29, 2025 06:56 10.00 km
M 5.5 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Oct 29, 2025 06:16 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 82 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea Oct 28, 2025 09:13 25.47 km
M 5.6 102 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Oct 28, 2025 07:06 31.00 km Green
M 5.1 162 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia Oct 28, 2025 01:31 26.45 km
M 5.1 45 km SW of Reuleuet, Indonesia Oct 27, 2025 23:35 10.00 km
M 5.3 198 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea Oct 27, 2025 14:29 10.00 km
M 5.4 157 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe Oct 27, 2025 13:26 10.00 km Green
M 5.7 166 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe Oct 27, 2025 12:54 10.00 km Green
M 5.2 160 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe Oct 27, 2025 12:46 10.00 km
M 5.1 West Chile Rise Oct 26, 2025 23:47 10.00 km
M 5.0 42 km ESE of Manay, Philippines Oct 26, 2025 00:25 68.33 km
M 5.1 South Sandwich Islands region Oct 25, 2025 17:35 79.90 km
M 5.2 Off the coast of Aisen, Chile Oct 25, 2025 17:29 10.00 km
M 5.3 southeast Indian Ridge Oct 25, 2025 16:31 10.00 km Green
M 5.2 40 km NW of Slavyanka, Russia Oct 25, 2025 11:45 561.25 km
M 5.3 78 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Oct 25, 2025 11:13 60.22 km Green
M 5.3 Beaufort Sea Oct 25, 2025 06:34 10.00 km
M 5.7 41 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan Oct 24, 2025 16:40 34.00 km Green
M 5.0 20 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines Oct 24, 2025 16:05 65.07 km
M 5.0 290 km NE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand Oct 24, 2025 08:31 10.00 km
M 5.1 82 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste Oct 24, 2025 04:46 109.79 km
M 5.1 South Sandwich Islands region Oct 24, 2025 01:26 106.30 km
M 5.0 Falkland Islands region Oct 23, 2025 14:25 10.00 km
M 5.6 213 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia Oct 23, 2025 11:46 85.00 km Green
M 5.2 88 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands Oct 23, 2025 05:20 71.42 km
M 5.2 51 km E of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea Oct 23, 2025 04:07 61.79 km
M 5.6 183 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Oct 23, 2025 02:31 16.00 km Green
M 5.0 203 km W of Ambon, Indonesia Oct 22, 2025 09:07 10.00 km
M 5.9 21 km SSW of Quepos, Costa Rica Oct 22, 2025 03:57 20.00 km Green
M 5.5 19 km WNW of Piñas, Ecuador Oct 22, 2025 00:05 77.13 km Green
M 5.1 58 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Oct 21, 2025 23:37 67.97 km
M 5.1 south of the Kermadec Islands Oct 21, 2025 20:02 10.00 km
M 5.1 34 km WSW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan Oct 21, 2025 18:14 237.51 km