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 5.4 157 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia Feb 12, 2026 16:45 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 275 km E of Levuka, Fiji Feb 12, 2026 13:52 554.91 km
M 5.4 43 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam Feb 12, 2026 10:30 150.82 km Green
M 5.3 186 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan Feb 11, 2026 22:27 7.09 km
M 5.1 83 km NE of Shikotan, Russia Feb 11, 2026 18:00 73.86 km
M 5.1 82 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Feb 11, 2026 17:43 10.00 km
M 5.6 252 km SE of Okhotsk, Russia Feb 11, 2026 06:29 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 74 km NE of Adak, Alaska Feb 10, 2026 23:09 156.89 km
M 5.6 137 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga Feb 10, 2026 21:14 10.00 km Green
M 5.4 Tristan da Cunha region Feb 10, 2026 13:46 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 180 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Feb 10, 2026 09:44 10.00 km
M 5.0 66 km E of Manchioneal, Jamaica Feb 10, 2026 08:18 10.00 km
M 5.1 128 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal Feb 9, 2026 22:31 10.00 km
M 5.0 Carlsberg Ridge Feb 9, 2026 15:59 10.00 km
M 5.0 151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia Feb 9, 2026 08:30 36.89 km
M 5.1 185 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Feb 9, 2026 05:09 10.00 km
M 5.7 3 km E of San Miguel Coatlán, Mexico Feb 8, 2026 21:42 22.00 km Green
M 5.7 79 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile Feb 8, 2026 16:23 114.03 km Green
M 5.5 43 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba Feb 8, 2026 12:00 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 off the coast of Central America Feb 7, 2026 12:05 10.00 km
M 5.2 Prince Edward Islands region Feb 7, 2026 11:03 10.00 km
M 5.7 Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia Feb 6, 2026 21:20 24.03 km Green
M 5.1 92 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Feb 6, 2026 04:24 57.77 km
M 5.0 31 km S of La Tirana, Chile Feb 6, 2026 02:27 35.00 km
M 5.2 57 km ESE of Mawlaik, Burma (Myanmar) Feb 6, 2026 00:33 10.00 km
M 5.0 0 km NNE of Dinagat, Philippines Feb 5, 2026 18:15 162.51 km
M 5.8 103 km SSW of Trenggalek, Indonesia Feb 5, 2026 18:06 40.00 km Green
M 5.2 236 km E of Levuka, Fiji Feb 5, 2026 16:05 588.48 km
M 5.5 110 km NE of Tatsugō, Japan Feb 4, 2026 18:20 29.00 km Green
M 5.0 35 km E of Cortes, Philippines Feb 4, 2026 07:11 10.00 km
M 5.0 9 km SW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea Feb 4, 2026 04:25 138.90 km
M 5.3 south of the Fiji Islands Feb 4, 2026 02:07 10.00 km
M 5.1 150 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia Feb 4, 2026 00:36 10.32 km
M 5.2 southeast of Easter Island Feb 3, 2026 22:39 10.00 km
M 5.2 92 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga Feb 3, 2026 19:34 10.00 km
M 5.2 44 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea Feb 3, 2026 19:21 66.67 km
M 5.1 86 km W of Yenangyaung, Burma (Myanmar) Feb 3, 2026 15:51 71.55 km
M 5.1 western Indian-Antarctic Ridge Feb 3, 2026 15:38 10.00 km
M 5.8 96 km W of Yenangyaung, Burma (Myanmar) Feb 3, 2026 15:34 58.95 km Green
M 5.0 Banda Sea Feb 3, 2026 02:50 148.81 km
M 5.0 46 km ESE of Klyuchi, Russia Feb 3, 2026 00:33 77.68 km
M 5.3 195 km W of Riverton, New Zealand Feb 2, 2026 08:15 10.00 km
M 5.1 40 km E of Adak, Alaska Feb 1, 2026 12:43 61.76 km
M 5.0 central East Pacific Rise Feb 1, 2026 06:44 10.00 km
M 5.3 25 km WSW of Mohr, Iran Feb 1, 2026 05:11 10.00 km
M 5.8 99 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga Jan 31, 2026 20:59 12.00 km Green
M 5.2 Prince Edward Islands region Jan 31, 2026 19:06 10.00 km
M 5.3 114 km S of Akureyri, Iceland Jan 31, 2026 11:54 10.00 km
M 5.0 South Sandwich Islands region Jan 31, 2026 06:21 94.29 km
M 5.0 Kermadec Islands region Jan 30, 2026 12:04 10.00 km