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 5.2 125 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Jan 4, 2026 01:23 26.62 km
M 5.0 214 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Jan 3, 2026 22:25 10.00 km
M 5.0 Mid-Indian Ridge Jan 3, 2026 22:03 10.00 km
M 5.9 southeast Indian Ridge Jan 3, 2026 10:07 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 31 km S of Mendi, Papua New Guinea Jan 3, 2026 01:26 10.00 km
M 5.1 57 km ENE of Sainte-Marie, Martinique Jan 2, 2026 21:48 49.79 km Green
M 5.0 southern East Pacific Rise Jan 2, 2026 07:52 10.00 km
M 5.0 South Sandwich Islands region Jan 2, 2026 00:20 40.00 km
M 5.2 111 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu Jan 1, 2026 21:35 139.06 km
M 5.0 33 km NE of Shwebo, Burma (Myanmar) Jan 1, 2026 13:18 10.00 km
M 5.0 26 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines Jan 1, 2026 10:46 57.73 km
M 5.3 113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska Jan 1, 2026 06:54 5.00 km Green T
M 5.7 111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska Jan 1, 2026 06:46 5.00 km Green T
M 5.3 48 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina Jan 1, 2026 04:26 181.15 km
M 5.0 Banda Sea Jan 1, 2026 03:05 180.51 km Green
M 5.3 26 km SSE of Boyuibe, Bolivia Dec 30, 2025 20:26 553.82 km
M 5.1 87 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea Dec 30, 2025 11:22 10.00 km
M 5.1 97 km N of Yakutat, Alaska Dec 30, 2025 10:17 5.00 km Green
M 5.5 19 km NNE of Wadomari, Japan Dec 30, 2025 08:12 11.00 km Green
M 5.1 Mid-Indian Ridge Dec 30, 2025 04:16 10.00 km
M 5.1 100 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Dec 29, 2025 11:40 51.50 km
M 5.0 43 km W of Puerto Santa, Peru Dec 28, 2025 23:19 72.73 km
M 5.1 South Sandwich Islands region Dec 28, 2025 04:36 37.68 km
M 5.6 37 km NW of Añatuya, Argentina Dec 27, 2025 10:40 593.43 km Green
M 5.1 220 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Dec 27, 2025 02:25 10.00 km
M 5.2 191 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia Dec 27, 2025 01:10 10.00 km
M 5.4 193 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia Dec 27, 2025 00:22 25.00 km Green
M 5.2 108 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Dec 26, 2025 23:02 84.16 km
M 5.6 129 km ESE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna Dec 26, 2025 08:36 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 Drake Passage Dec 26, 2025 04:44 10.00 km
M 5.6 98 km E of Yokohama, Japan Dec 25, 2025 16:17 55.17 km Green
M 5.0 south of the Fiji Islands Dec 25, 2025 09:57 10.00 km
M 5.0 Scotia Sea Dec 25, 2025 08:14 10.00 km
M 5.1 236 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam Dec 24, 2025 22:37 10.00 km
M 5.0 Norwegian Sea Dec 24, 2025 22:37 10.00 km
M 5.7 216 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam Dec 24, 2025 15:00 12.00 km Green
M 5.0 27 km S of Merizo Village, Guam Dec 24, 2025 13:33 45.95 km
M 5.6 54 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Dec 23, 2025 20:41 157.00 km Green
M 5.0 South Sandwich Islands region Dec 23, 2025 12:16 10.00 km
M 5.2 119 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea Dec 23, 2025 09:54 208.23 km
M 5.2 160 km SSE of Shima, Japan Dec 23, 2025 09:44 334.15 km
M 5.1 122 km NW of Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan Dec 23, 2025 04:32 49.33 km
M 5.3 90 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico Dec 22, 2025 02:20 35.00 km
M 5.3 141 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Dec 21, 2025 23:07 48.59 km
M 5.6 139 km E of Barcelona, Philippines Dec 21, 2025 17:53 9.00 km Green
M 5.0 Balleny Islands region Dec 21, 2025 13:12 10.00 km
M 5.5 132 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia Dec 21, 2025 12:21 44.00 km Green
M 5.1 140 km SE of Hasaki, Japan Dec 21, 2025 06:58 10.00 km
M 5.2 142 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Dec 21, 2025 05:25 33.35 km
M 5.0 99 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia Dec 21, 2025 04:03 35.00 km