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 5.4 41 km ENE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu Aug 22, 2025 12:52 213.94 km Green
M 5.0 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Aug 22, 2025 09:33 35.00 km
M 5.1 Drake Passage Aug 22, 2025 05:18 10.00 km
M 5.3 30 km SSW of Mawlaik, Burma (Myanmar) Aug 22, 2025 04:56 10.00 km
M 5.1 Drake Passage Aug 22, 2025 03:17 10.00 km
M 5.6 62 km SE of Ōfunato, Japan Aug 21, 2025 22:34 40.00 km Green
M 5.0 125 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Aug 21, 2025 14:06 133.77 km
M 5.8 165 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Aug 21, 2025 11:21 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 74 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia Aug 20, 2025 21:24 41.22 km
M 5.0 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Aug 20, 2025 17:13 10.00 km
M 5.0 Mid-Indian Ridge Aug 19, 2025 21:38 10.00 km
M 5.4 Balleny Islands region Aug 19, 2025 17:33 10.00 km Green
M 5.4 south of Tonga Aug 19, 2025 14:37 10.00 km Green
M 5.2 267 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina Aug 19, 2025 06:08 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 43 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan Aug 19, 2025 05:19 204.00 km
M 5.6 south of Tonga Aug 18, 2025 23:03 12.00 km Green
M 5.1 20 km NW of Honchō, Japan Aug 18, 2025 22:19 128.36 km
M 5.0 199 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Aug 18, 2025 10:12 9.73 km
M 5.2 96 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga Aug 18, 2025 07:48 42.23 km Green
M 5.6 Off the coast of Aisen, Chile Aug 18, 2025 07:10 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 47 km W of Chebika, Tunisia Aug 17, 2025 19:11 10.00 km
M 5.0 63 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina Aug 17, 2025 19:09 241.73 km
M 5.0 170 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea Aug 17, 2025 18:35 10.00 km
M 5.0 118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia Aug 17, 2025 15:31 33.99 km
M 5.5 109 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia Aug 17, 2025 15:03 20.10 km Green
M 5.4 87 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala Aug 17, 2025 05:59 10.00 km Green
M 5.3 south of the Fiji Islands Aug 16, 2025 22:52 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 136 km SW of Hengchun, Taiwan Aug 16, 2025 22:51 10.00 km
M 5.8 13 km NNW of Poso, Indonesia Aug 16, 2025 22:38 8.00 km Yellow
M 5.5 32 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan Aug 16, 2025 21:13 30.00 km Green
M 5.6 southeast of the Loyalty Islands Aug 16, 2025 12:08 11.00 km Green
M 5.4 Mid-Indian Ridge Aug 16, 2025 08:05 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 east of the Kuril Islands Aug 15, 2025 15:50 10.00 km
M 5.7 93 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Aug 15, 2025 10:11 43.00 km Green
M 5.4 Balleny Islands region Aug 15, 2025 07:14 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 98 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Aug 14, 2025 21:52 64.35 km
M 5.2 144 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska Aug 14, 2025 18:00 10.00 km
M 5.0 105 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Aug 14, 2025 16:46 57.44 km
M 5.6 151 km E of Neiafu, Tonga Aug 14, 2025 04:38 24.00 km Green
M 5.3 59 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia Aug 13, 2025 16:45 73.36 km
M 5.2 201 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Aug 13, 2025 11:40 10.00 km
M 5.0 117 km ESE of Yigo Village, Guam Aug 13, 2025 09:23 10.00 km
M 5.0 165 km W of Tual, Indonesia Aug 13, 2025 08:07 61.87 km
M 5.1 162 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Aug 13, 2025 06:38 10.00 km
M 5.0 36 km W of Puerto Santa, Peru Aug 13, 2025 00:54 68.02 km
M 5.1 219 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Aug 12, 2025 20:24 10.43 km
M 5.4 190 km N of Dili, Timor Leste Aug 12, 2025 16:21 524.13 km Green
M 5.6 93 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga Aug 12, 2025 13:41 36.00 km Green
M 5.0 170 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia Aug 12, 2025 09:43 10.00 km
M 5.4 82 km S of Akkeshi, Japan Aug 12, 2025 09:11 35.00 km Green