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 5.1 203 km SW of Tual, Indonesia Dec 21, 2025 04:02 44.81 km
M 5.0 103 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia Dec 21, 2025 03:52 35.00 km
M 5.2 114 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia Dec 21, 2025 03:47 10.00 km
M 5.1 83 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia Dec 21, 2025 02:05 35.00 km
M 5.4 57 km ENE of Misawa, Japan Dec 21, 2025 01:29 57.22 km Green
M 5.0 97 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia Dec 21, 2025 00:22 35.00 km
M 5.3 108 km SSE of Colchane, Chile Dec 20, 2025 20:30 151.44 km
M 5.2 70 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan Dec 20, 2025 12:58 35.00 km
M 5.3 75 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan Dec 20, 2025 12:30 41.62 km
M 5.0 126 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia Dec 20, 2025 10:33 121.63 km
M 5.3 Balleny Islands region Dec 20, 2025 10:25 10.00 km
M 5.6 Balleny Islands region Dec 20, 2025 06:57 10.00 km Green
M 5.1 22 km NW of Archidona, Ecuador Dec 19, 2025 21:59 10.00 km
M 5.3 27 km NNE of Nahrīn, Afghanistan Dec 19, 2025 05:39 35.00 km
M 5.7 138 km NE of Labasa, Fiji Dec 19, 2025 05:00 10.00 km Green
M 5.2 68 km E of Marihatag, Philippines Dec 19, 2025 04:02 35.00 km
M 5.2 Balleny Islands region Dec 18, 2025 20:09 10.00 km
M 5.9 93 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Dec 18, 2025 12:37 38.00 km Green
M 5.5 92 km SW of Basco, Philippines Dec 18, 2025 07:27 18.00 km Green
M 5.0 72 km E of Bitung, Indonesia Dec 18, 2025 05:30 65.74 km
M 5.2 91 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu Dec 18, 2025 01:59 61.49 km
M 5.6 148 km SSE of Burica, Panama Dec 17, 2025 23:07 10.00 km Green
M 5.0 82 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu Dec 17, 2025 22:30 95.77 km
M 5.4 278 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna Dec 17, 2025 17:23 400.26 km Green
M 5.6 South Sandwich Islands region Dec 17, 2025 17:05 35.00 km Green
M 5.0 94 km E of Mutsu, Japan Dec 17, 2025 09:50 51.97 km
M 5.2 108 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia Dec 17, 2025 01:44 10.00 km
M 5.0 258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska Dec 16, 2025 23:35 9.70 km T
M 5.1 160 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia Dec 16, 2025 23:34 35.00 km
M 5.0 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Dec 16, 2025 13:45 10.00 km
M 5.1 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Dec 16, 2025 13:44 10.00 km
M 5.2 213 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands Dec 16, 2025 09:18 10.00 km
M 5.1 133 km S of Honchō, Japan Dec 16, 2025 05:38 35.00 km
M 5.4 70 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece Dec 15, 2025 23:41 16.44 km Green
M 5.6 90 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands Dec 15, 2025 23:06 80.00 km Green
M 5.0 Southwest Indian Ridge Dec 15, 2025 19:48 10.00 km
M 5.7 229 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Dec 15, 2025 19:33 34.00 km Green
M 5.3 184 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Dec 15, 2025 08:11 10.00 km Green
M 5.3 South Sandwich Islands region Dec 15, 2025 00:43 71.67 km
M 5.1 156 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia Dec 14, 2025 12:03 54.05 km
M 5.4 southeast of Easter Island Dec 14, 2025 09:44 10.00 km
M 5.0 145 km E of Miyako, Japan Dec 14, 2025 07:58 10.00 km
M 5.2 117 km WNW of Bengkulu, Indonesia Dec 14, 2025 00:58 58.69 km
M 5.0 South Sandwich Islands region Dec 13, 2025 14:04 72.56 km
M 5.4 75 km W of Ollagüe, Chile Dec 13, 2025 12:18 90.29 km Green
M 5.5 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Dec 13, 2025 10:51 108.00 km Green
M 5.3 202 km SE of Kushimoto, Japan Dec 12, 2025 19:03 367.01 km
M 5.2 57 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Dec 12, 2025 17:43 78.90 km
M 5.0 Mid-Indian Ridge Dec 12, 2025 15:34 10.00 km
M 5.1 South Sandwich Islands region Dec 12, 2025 13:56 104.61 km