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 5.2 32 km SW of Zhaotong, China Oct 11, 2025 03:18 10.00 km
M 5.7 74 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Oct 11, 2025 03:08 75.09 km Green
M 5.0 49 km E of Baculin, Philippines Oct 10, 2025 22:20 10.00 km
M 5.4 Drake Passage Oct 10, 2025 21:34 10.00 km Green
M 5.7 Drake Passage Oct 10, 2025 21:28 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 Drake Passage Oct 10, 2025 21:13 10.00 km
M 5.1 74 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines Oct 10, 2025 12:49 10.00 km
M 5.1 234 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia Oct 10, 2025 11:48 10.00 km
M 5.6 52 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Oct 10, 2025 11:16 66.90 km Green
M 5.0 33 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines Oct 10, 2025 10:20 64.23 km
M 5.4 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia Oct 10, 2025 10:02 159.48 km Green
M 5.1 47 km E of Santiago, Philippines Oct 10, 2025 10:01 64.97 km
M 5.4 223 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia Oct 10, 2025 09:43 10.00 km Green
M 5.2 47 km ESE of Manay, Philippines Oct 10, 2025 09:43 62.91 km
M 5.2 42 km ESE of Manay, Philippines Oct 10, 2025 07:24 62.98 km
M 5.1 60 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines Oct 10, 2025 05:48 73.34 km
M 5.2 77 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines Oct 10, 2025 05:47 58.86 km
M 5.1 215 km WSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea Oct 10, 2025 05:46 10.00 km
M 5.5 35 km ESE of Manay, Philippines Oct 10, 2025 03:32 72.22 km Green
M 5.6 27 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines Oct 10, 2025 02:11 67.85 km Green
M 5.9 36 km ESE of Manay, Philippines Oct 10, 2025 01:51 63.43 km Green
M 5.3 16 km E of Santiago, Philippines Oct 10, 2025 01:50 68.12 km
M 5.3 29 km SE of San Ignacio, Philippines Oct 10, 2025 01:49 81.91 km
M 5.4 southwest of Africa Oct 9, 2025 15:03 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 southwest of Africa Oct 9, 2025 14:45 10.00 km
M 5.1 south of the Kermadec Islands Oct 9, 2025 13:22 10.00 km
M 5.5 208 km N of Daocheng, China Oct 9, 2025 05:17 10.00 km Yellow
M 5.0 59 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala Oct 8, 2025 10:16 10.00 km
M 5.6 South Sandwich Islands region Oct 8, 2025 03:50 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 4 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan Oct 7, 2025 23:52 10.00 km
M 5.7 100 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu Oct 7, 2025 22:36 10.00 km Green
M 5.3 88 km NNW of Tatsugō, Japan Oct 7, 2025 21:38 10.00 km
M 5.1 20 km SSE of Yangī Qal‘ah, Afghanistan Oct 7, 2025 11:35 10.00 km Yellow
M 5.1 27 km ENE of Namie, Japan Oct 7, 2025 00:30 57.77 km
M 5.0 136 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Oct 6, 2025 17:22 20.57 km
M 5.6 south of the Fiji Islands Oct 6, 2025 12:08 581.93 km Green
M 5.0 northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Oct 6, 2025 05:10 10.00 km
M 5.1 95 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Oct 5, 2025 19:23 10.00 km
M 5.0 182 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Oct 5, 2025 16:01 35.00 km
M 5.0 184 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Oct 5, 2025 15:08 16.45 km
M 5.0 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Oct 5, 2025 14:32 89.96 km
M 5.2 46 km NE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Oct 5, 2025 09:08 10.00 km
M 5.1 82 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Oct 5, 2025 05:53 60.40 km
M 5.0 140 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Oct 5, 2025 02:22 52.80 km
M 5.1 62 km WNW of Pagsanahan Norte, Philippines Oct 5, 2025 01:45 10.00 km
M 5.1 205 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Oct 5, 2025 01:34 17.48 km
M 5.2 183 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Oct 4, 2025 17:38 10.00 km
M 5.9 48 km ENE of Tomioka, Japan Oct 4, 2025 15:21 54.16 km Green
M 5.0 3 km E of Maravilla, Philippines Oct 4, 2025 09:41 10.00 km
M 5.5 northern East Pacific Rise Oct 4, 2025 09:02 10.00 km Green