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 5.9 278 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska Jan 15, 2026 08:52 41.16 km Green T
M 5.1 19 km WSW of Toyoshina, Japan Jan 15, 2026 05:48 2.29 km
M 5.3 southeast of Easter Island Jan 15, 2026 03:31 10.00 km
M 5.0 288 km S of Dunhuang, China Jan 14, 2026 23:18 10.00 km
M 5.5 63 km ESE of Akkeshi, Japan Jan 14, 2026 22:13 30.00 km Green
M 5.0 Kuril Islands Jan 14, 2026 20:36 35.00 km
M 5.0 central Mid-Atlantic Ridge Jan 14, 2026 17:27 10.00 km
M 5.0 128 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia Jan 13, 2026 18:58 45.65 km
M 5.3 72 km W of Ollagüe, Chile Jan 13, 2026 07:28 115.07 km
M 5.6 Easter Island region Jan 13, 2026 03:39 10.00 km Green
M 5.2 206 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia Jan 13, 2026 01:27 52.11 km
M 5.2 178 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Jan 13, 2026 00:34 10.00 km
M 5.1 242 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste Jan 12, 2026 21:59 124.23 km
M 5.0 South Sandwich Islands region Jan 12, 2026 02:26 10.00 km
M 5.6 265 km N of Kuril’sk, Russia Jan 12, 2026 01:52 396.00 km Green
M 5.1 150 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Jan 11, 2026 19:37 52.96 km
M 5.0 141 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia Jan 10, 2026 15:34 57.91 km
M 5.2 242 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia Jan 10, 2026 15:15 45.12 km
M 5.5 241 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia Jan 10, 2026 15:06 57.24 km Green
M 5.2 165 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Jan 10, 2026 11:31 10.00 km
M 5.3 167 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Jan 10, 2026 07:57 13.00 km Green
M 5.1 19 km ESE of Weather Station, Italy Jan 10, 2026 04:53 53.99 km
M 5.0 179 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Jan 10, 2026 03:39 35.00 km
M 5.5 Mauritius - Reunion region Jan 10, 2026 03:22 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 90 km W of Sola, Vanuatu Jan 10, 2026 00:44 35.00 km
M 5.5 south of the Fiji Islands Jan 10, 2026 00:06 156.31 km Green
M 5.6 93 km W of Sola, Vanuatu Jan 9, 2026 23:19 22.00 km Green
M 5.0 176 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Jan 9, 2026 12:22 20.23 km
M 5.1 Kermadec Islands region Jan 9, 2026 12:13 36.97 km
M 5.4 57 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan Jan 8, 2026 21:14 133.56 km Green
M 5.0 16 km SE of Patea, New Zealand Jan 8, 2026 19:29 122.63 km Green
M 5.1 104 km SSE of Murghob, Tajikistan Jan 8, 2026 17:00 49.61 km Green
M 5.5 105 km ESE of Yantzaza, Ecuador Jan 8, 2026 05:17 109.87 km Green
M 5.5 south of the Fiji Islands Jan 7, 2026 22:00 538.87 km Green
M 5.4 49 km E of Santiago, Philippines Jan 7, 2026 04:12 24.87 km Green
M 5.0 13 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu Jan 6, 2026 23:10 64.03 km
M 5.0 100 km N of Barishal, Pakistan Jan 6, 2026 19:17 10.00 km
M 5.2 158 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Jan 6, 2026 18:18 10.00 km
M 5.1 82 km NE of Port Mathurin, Mauritius Jan 6, 2026 10:09 10.00 km Green
M 5.2 181 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam Jan 6, 2026 07:01 10.00 km
M 5.0 17 km S of Matsue, Japan Jan 6, 2026 01:37 28.19 km
M 5.7 15 km SSE of Matsue, Japan Jan 6, 2026 01:18 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 northwest of the Kuril Islands Jan 5, 2026 22:32 427.79 km
M 5.2 103 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea Jan 5, 2026 00:42 174.40 km Green
M 5.2 13 km NNE of Morigaon, India Jan 4, 2026 22:47 41.10 km Green
M 5.7 Prince Edward Islands region Jan 4, 2026 13:07 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 179 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Jan 4, 2026 11:01 19.96 km
M 5.0 South Sandwich Islands region Jan 4, 2026 10:35 35.00 km
M 5.0 116 km WSW of Baluntaicun, China Jan 4, 2026 08:30 10.00 km
M 5.0 172 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Jan 4, 2026 01:40 28.97 km