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 southern East Pacific Rise Jan 30, 2026 02:34 10.00 km Green
M 5.2 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Jan 30, 2026 01:28 35.00 km
M 5.0 80 km S of Modisi, Indonesia Jan 30, 2026 01:15 91.20 km
M 5.1 14 km W of Sangay, Philippines Jan 30, 2026 00:49 10.00 km
M 5.0 198 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea Jan 29, 2026 20:28 80.56 km
M 5.0 30 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines Jan 28, 2026 23:43 10.00 km
M 5.2 Galapagos Triple Junction region Jan 28, 2026 22:30 10.00 km
M 5.1 20 km WSW of Dompu, Indonesia Jan 28, 2026 18:30 133.56 km
M 5.0 Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia Jan 28, 2026 17:22 7.18 km
M 5.0 39 km WSW of Bantogon, Philippines Jan 28, 2026 15:58 10.00 km
M 5.0 South Sandwich Islands region Jan 28, 2026 11:31 117.16 km
M 5.1 107 km E of Noda, Japan Jan 28, 2026 10:45 26.62 km
M 5.2 194 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Jan 28, 2026 09:14 35.00 km
M 5.1 15 km W of Bantogon, Philippines Jan 28, 2026 08:43 10.00 km
M 5.6 43 km W of Bantogon, Philippines Jan 28, 2026 08:38 10.00 km Green
M 5.3 47 km W of Sangay, Philippines Jan 28, 2026 08:35 10.00 km
M 5.4 32 km W of Bantogon, Philippines Jan 28, 2026 08:34 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 172 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Jan 28, 2026 08:24 10.00 km
M 5.0 190 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Jan 28, 2026 07:57 35.00 km
M 5.0 53 km W of Bantogon, Philippines Jan 28, 2026 06:52 10.00 km
M 5.9 27 km W of Sangay, Philippines Jan 28, 2026 06:47 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 30 km W of Sangay, Philippines Jan 28, 2026 06:31 10.00 km
M 5.1 15 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines Jan 28, 2026 03:24 10.00 km
M 5.2 Ascension Island region Jan 28, 2026 02:58 10.00 km
M 5.4 Ascension Island region Jan 28, 2026 01:58 10.00 km Green
M 5.4 20 km W of Bantogon, Philippines Jan 28, 2026 01:41 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 24 km W of Bantogon, Philippines Jan 27, 2026 19:54 10.00 km
M 5.0 9 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines Jan 27, 2026 17:07 75.56 km
M 5.2 27 km W of Sangay, Philippines Jan 27, 2026 17:05 10.00 km
M 5.1 32 km W of Bantogon, Philippines Jan 27, 2026 15:50 10.00 km
M 5.0 254 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia Jan 27, 2026 04:29 10.00 km
M 5.2 76 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan Jan 27, 2026 02:47 35.00 km
M 5.2 South Sandwich Islands region Jan 27, 2026 01:31 83.27 km
M 5.7 4 km SW of Ponorogo, Indonesia Jan 27, 2026 01:20 127.00 km Green
M 5.0 179 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Jan 27, 2026 00:49 10.00 km
M 5.2 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Jan 26, 2026 23:32 10.00 km Green
M 5.6 46 km SSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea Jan 26, 2026 17:06 19.00 km Green
M 5.0 147 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Jan 26, 2026 14:44 10.00 km
M 5.1 59 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga Jan 26, 2026 13:02 10.00 km
M 5.5 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Jan 26, 2026 11:25 10.00 km Green
M 5.2 65 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga Jan 26, 2026 10:52 35.00 km
M 5.1 188 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Jan 26, 2026 10:21 10.00 km
M 5.1 west of Macquarie Island Jan 26, 2026 07:08 10.00 km
M 5.5 8 km SE of Dianga, China Jan 26, 2026 06:56 10.00 km Yellow
M 5.7 west of Macquarie Island Jan 26, 2026 06:07 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 168 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Jan 26, 2026 04:43 23.16 km
M 5.4 59 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga Jan 26, 2026 03:31 10.00 km Green
M 5.8 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Jan 26, 2026 02:49 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Jan 26, 2026 02:11 10.00 km
M 5.1 135 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste Jan 26, 2026 00:54 169.51 km