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 5,158
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 5.0 170 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
M 5.3 67 km SE of Caburan, Philippines Aug 12, 2025 05:08 137.86 km
M 5.2 27 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia Aug 12, 2025 02:14 273.87 km
M 5.0 173 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Aug 11, 2025 21:02 10.00 km
M 5.0 77 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Aug 11, 2025 17:25 42.70 km
M 5.0 182 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Aug 11, 2025 12:05 16.64 km
M 5.1 93 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga Aug 11, 2025 06:37 130.15 km
M 5.8 138 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico Aug 11, 2025 02:20 9.00 km Green
M 5.0 31 km ESE of Waingapu, Indonesia Aug 11, 2025 02:11 81.43 km
M 5.0 54 km NNW of Houma, Tonga Aug 10, 2025 16:36 10.00 km
M 5.4 44 km NNE of Hobart Bay, Alaska Aug 10, 2025 13:26 0.00 km
M 5.0 69 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia Aug 10, 2025 11:19 75.04 km
M 5.0 152 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Aug 10, 2025 09:29 35.00 km
M 5.1 187 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Aug 10, 2025 06:59 13.93 km
M 5.2 84 km ESE of Inarajan Village, Guam Aug 10, 2025 05:57 10.00 km Green
M 5.9 103 km ESE of Inarajan Village, Guam Aug 10, 2025 04:56 16.00 km Green
M 5.9 104 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala Aug 9, 2025 20:40 9.00 km Green
M 5.1 52 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines Aug 9, 2025 11:33 97.71 km
M 5.0 139 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Aug 9, 2025 09:40 20.77 km
M 5.0 120 km ENE of Ozernovskiy, Russia Aug 9, 2025 08:01 70.16 km
M 5.0 96 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Aug 9, 2025 06:52 75.37 km
M 5.0 13 km S of Ozernovskiy, Russia Aug 8, 2025 23:11 10.00 km
M 5.0 171 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Aug 8, 2025 22:05 22.56 km
M 5.0 84 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Aug 8, 2025 19:58 65.03 km
M 5.0 89 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Aug 8, 2025 13:05 84.63 km
M 5.0 101 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia Aug 8, 2025 12:22 108.68 km
M 5.0 24 km E of Mungaa, Tanzania Aug 8, 2025 07:38 10.00 km
M 5.1 193 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Aug 7, 2025 22:07 10.00 km
M 5.0 247 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Aug 7, 2025 18:35 10.00 km
M 5.9 74 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Aug 7, 2025 16:33 19.00 km Green
M 5.0 35 km W of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia Aug 7, 2025 15:28 95.87 km
M 5.2 146 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Aug 7, 2025 09:00 10.00 km
M 5.5 16 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan Aug 7, 2025 07:45 113.51 km Green
M 5.3 West Chile Rise Aug 7, 2025 02:12 10.00 km
M 5.0 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Aug 6, 2025 23:26 10.00 km
M 5.3 55 km ENE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga Aug 6, 2025 22:08 35.00 km
M 5.5 189 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Aug 6, 2025 10:43 10.00 km Green
M 5.8 167 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Aug 6, 2025 10:35 16.00 km Green
M 5.2 176 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Aug 6, 2025 06:36 10.00 km
M 5.1 207 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Aug 6, 2025 05:01 10.00 km
M 5.0 77 km WNW of Amagi, Japan Aug 6, 2025 00:56 10.00 km
M 5.2 145 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Aug 5, 2025 21:45 10.00 km
M 5.1 151 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Aug 5, 2025 21:44 10.00 km
M 5.1 33 km N of Massy, Kyrgyzstan Aug 5, 2025 13:44 10.00 km
M 5.0 east of the Kuril Islands Aug 5, 2025 10:15 10.00 km
M 5.7 38 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic Aug 5, 2025 09:23 168.00 km
M 5.6 131 km SSE of Bam, Iran Aug 5, 2025 05:06 76.75 km Green
M 5.0 Bouvet Island region Aug 5, 2025 03:49 10.00 km
M 5.1 137 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Aug 5, 2025 01:47 21.71 km