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 1,796
Chile 1,624
Russia 1,495
Vanuatu 1,413
South Sandwich Islands region 1,364
Magnitude Location Date & Time Depth Alert
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
M 5.2 South Sandwich Islands region Oct 21, 2025 18:11 84.86 km
M 5.0 101 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Oct 21, 2025 03:47 60.84 km
M 5.0 Kuril Islands Oct 20, 2025 22:30 10.00 km
M 5.1 7 km WSW of Takahama, Japan Oct 20, 2025 19:04 360.08 km
M 5.1 154 km N of Maumere, Indonesia Oct 20, 2025 16:16 535.32 km
M 5.8 93 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines Oct 20, 2025 11:35 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 62 km NE of Masohi, Indonesia Oct 19, 2025 23:35 10.00 km
M 5.3 42 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands Oct 19, 2025 17:14 92.27 km
M 5.0 50 km ESE of Khandūd, Afghanistan Oct 19, 2025 13:59 10.00 km
M 5.0 84 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea Oct 19, 2025 09:55 51.82 km
M 5.0 59 km SE of Bobon, Philippines Oct 19, 2025 07:28 194.35 km
M 5.0 176 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Oct 19, 2025 07:23 10.00 km
M 5.1 82 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines Oct 19, 2025 01:34 10.00 km
M 5.1 207 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Oct 18, 2025 17:57 24.61 km
M 5.4 16 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines Oct 18, 2025 12:31 55.73 km Green
M 5.1 49 km S of Akutan, Alaska Oct 17, 2025 15:48 85.10 km T
M 5.5 48 km ESE of Khandūd, Afghanistan Oct 17, 2025 12:15 8.00 km Green
M 5.1 18 km NW of Pagudpud, Philippines Oct 17, 2025 08:14 10.00 km
M 5.1 182 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia Oct 17, 2025 04:13 46.31 km Green
M 5.1 81 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Oct 17, 2025 01:25 68.88 km Green
M 5.1 south of the Fiji Islands Oct 16, 2025 23:07 553.82 km
M 5.0 184 km N of Bamboo Flat, India Oct 16, 2025 22:10 15.16 km
M 5.0 172 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia Oct 16, 2025 17:03 33.43 km
M 5.0 174 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia Oct 16, 2025 16:01 35.00 km
M 5.1 Drake Passage Oct 16, 2025 04:49 10.00 km
M 5.2 Drake Passage Oct 16, 2025 02:45 10.00 km
M 5.4 south of the Kermadec Islands Oct 15, 2025 13:07 10.00 km Green
M 5.6 33 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile Oct 15, 2025 11:43 37.15 km Green
M 5.4 299 km SSE of Fais, Micronesia Oct 15, 2025 10:22 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 189 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Oct 15, 2025 05:57 10.00 km
M 5.3 203 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Oct 14, 2025 19:32 451.73 km
M 5.2 74 km E of La Tirana, Chile Oct 14, 2025 17:10 96.92 km
M 5.5 53 km E of Baculin, Philippines Oct 14, 2025 02:00 35.00 km Green
M 5.9 State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia Oct 13, 2025 11:11 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 75 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands Oct 13, 2025 09:10 108.09 km
M 5.5 217 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Oct 13, 2025 01:10 60.26 km Green
M 5.1 113 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia Oct 13, 2025 01:09 55.32 km
M 5.8 4 km ESE of Tambongon, Philippines Oct 12, 2025 17:05 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 146 km W of Abepura, Indonesia Oct 12, 2025 03:00 44.94 km
M 5.0 Reykjanes Ridge Oct 11, 2025 19:29 10.00 km
M 5.0 Drake Passage Oct 11, 2025 18:29 10.00 km
M 5.6 55 km NE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia Oct 11, 2025 16:18 10.00 km Green
M 5.2 61 km NE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia Oct 11, 2025 16:01 10.00 km
M 5.6 South Sandwich Islands region Oct 11, 2025 13:07 44.86 km Green
M 5.8 64 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Oct 11, 2025 12:25 48.00 km Green
M 5.5 28 km E of Santiago, Philippines Oct 11, 2025 10:27 31.00 km Green
M 5.0 11 km S of Santa Juliana, Philippines Oct 11, 2025 09:32 126.22 km
M 5.5 South Sandwich Islands region Oct 11, 2025 08:06 51.03 km Green