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 5.0 Volcano Islands, Japan region Jan 25, 2026 22:02 10.00 km
M 5.1 247 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia Jan 25, 2026 06:22 136.69 km
M 5.3 39 km E of Adak, Alaska Jan 24, 2026 21:25 61.19 km T
M 5.0 Fiji region Jan 24, 2026 10:05 589.43 km
M 5.1 57 km SE of Mohr, Iran Jan 23, 2026 11:18 10.00 km
M 5.1 293 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska Jan 23, 2026 08:25 10.00 km T
M 5.1 south of Panama Jan 23, 2026 08:19 10.00 km
M 5.2 southeast Indian Ridge Jan 23, 2026 01:41 10.00 km
M 5.2 123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska Jan 22, 2026 19:38 35.77 km
M 5.3 94 km E of Yokohama, Japan Jan 22, 2026 14:31 55.85 km
M 5.1 83 km N of Luwuk, Indonesia Jan 21, 2026 22:44 87.96 km
M 5.2 92 km SSE of Hayuliang, India Jan 21, 2026 21:43 29.92 km
M 5.1 Banda Sea Jan 21, 2026 05:49 108.35 km
M 5.1 South Sandwich Islands region Jan 21, 2026 04:54 35.00 km
M 5.4 39 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines Jan 21, 2026 01:33 10.00 km Green
M 5.3 192 km N of Qalansīyah, Yemen Jan 21, 2026 01:05 10.00 km
M 5.0 174 km NNE of Qalansīyah, Yemen Jan 21, 2026 00:27 10.00 km
M 5.3 66 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan Jan 20, 2026 17:51 62.11 km
M 5.3 40 km S of Mbumi, Tanzania Jan 20, 2026 17:11 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 261 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia Jan 20, 2026 13:42 10.00 km
M 5.0 8 km ESE of Santiago Astata, Mexico Jan 20, 2026 11:30 38.83 km
M 5.0 Carlsberg Ridge Jan 20, 2026 11:14 10.00 km
M 5.0 191 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu Jan 20, 2026 08:18 35.00 km
M 5.9 24 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea Jan 20, 2026 07:21 103.00 km Green
M 5.2 274 km SSE of Georgetown, Saint Helena Jan 20, 2026 06:04 10.00 km
M 5.2 267 km SSE of Georgetown, Saint Helena Jan 20, 2026 05:55 10.00 km
M 5.3 128 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa Jan 20, 2026 05:38 10.00 km
M 5.3 250 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia Jan 20, 2026 04:39 10.00 km
M 5.4 37 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines Jan 19, 2026 19:00 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 268 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia Jan 19, 2026 13:01 10.00 km
M 5.2 39 km SW of Zhaotong, China Jan 19, 2026 11:32 10.00 km
M 5.0 104 km NNW of Curup, Indonesia Jan 19, 2026 11:02 166.68 km
M 5.1 47 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga Jan 19, 2026 06:42 107.22 km
M 5.6 50 km NNW of Barishal, Pakistan Jan 19, 2026 06:21 23.00 km Green
M 5.3 290 km SW of Riverton, New Zealand Jan 18, 2026 16:45 26.66 km
M 5.2 West Chile Rise Jan 18, 2026 16:06 10.00 km
M 5.3 122 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga Jan 18, 2026 12:31 10.00 km
M 5.0 203 km W of Abepura, Indonesia Jan 18, 2026 06:38 30.90 km
M 5.0 89 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia Jan 18, 2026 04:16 63.20 km
M 5.4 South Sandwich Islands region Jan 17, 2026 18:00 86.13 km Green
M 5.3 165 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Jan 17, 2026 06:46 17.17 km
M 5.0 Izu Islands, Japan region Jan 17, 2026 00:16 10.00 km
M 5.1 28 km W of Amahai, Indonesia Jan 16, 2026 23:50 66.01 km
M 5.2 55 km NE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia Jan 16, 2026 23:22 10.00 km
M 5.0 120 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan Jan 16, 2026 19:36 52.67 km
M 5.3 97 km SSW of Honchō, Japan Jan 16, 2026 19:34 37.40 km Green
M 5.1 western Indian-Antarctic Ridge Jan 16, 2026 17:52 10.00 km
M 5.5 western Indian-Antarctic Ridge Jan 16, 2026 16:41 10.00 km Green
M 5.2 13 km WNW of Omoa, Honduras Jan 16, 2026 06:08 11.73 km
M 5.0 38 km N of Barrio Industrial, Chile Jan 16, 2026 02:13 73.94 km