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 5.3 125 km S of Honchō, Japan Dec 12, 2025 03:21 32.64 km Green
M 5.0 264 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Dec 12, 2025 00:25 10.00 km
M 5.0 111 km S of Honchō, Japan Dec 11, 2025 22:09 28.98 km
M 5.1 258 km E of Levuka, Fiji Dec 11, 2025 22:08 575.90 km
M 5.1 western Xizang Dec 11, 2025 11:59 10.00 km
M 5.7 108 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan Dec 10, 2025 14:52 33.00 km Green
M 5.1 66 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea Dec 10, 2025 13:30 87.79 km
M 5.5 5 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia Dec 10, 2025 08:27 164.12 km Green
M 5.2 67 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile Dec 10, 2025 06:38 44.75 km
M 5.3 south of the Fiji Islands Dec 9, 2025 21:00 26.27 km
M 5.0 south of the Fiji Islands Dec 9, 2025 20:31 10.00 km
M 5.0 284 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland Dec 9, 2025 10:12 10.00 km
M 5.0 89 km E of Mutsu, Japan Dec 9, 2025 09:09 60.10 km
M 5.2 40 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia Dec 9, 2025 07:02 10.00 km
M 5.2 south of the Kermadec Islands Dec 9, 2025 03:08 10.00 km
M 5.3 Kermadec Islands region Dec 9, 2025 00:37 10.00 km
M 5.6 109 km NE of Kuji, Japan Dec 8, 2025 23:59 47.79 km Green
M 5.0 112 km S of Honchō, Japan Dec 8, 2025 22:07 49.58 km
M 5.0 189 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia Dec 8, 2025 20:31 10.00 km
M 5.1 138 km S of Honchō, Japan Dec 8, 2025 19:01 31.27 km
M 5.5 South Sandwich Islands region Dec 8, 2025 18:41 29.99 km Green
M 5.0 132 km S of Honchō, Japan Dec 8, 2025 15:57 39.13 km
M 5.5 93 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan Dec 8, 2025 14:33 35.00 km Green
M 5.0 Mid-Indian Ridge Dec 8, 2025 13:18 10.00 km
M 5.2 21 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan Dec 8, 2025 11:24 10.00 km
M 5.1 23 km NNE of Antalya, Turkey Dec 8, 2025 10:21 113.69 km
M 5.0 171 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Dec 8, 2025 01:32 35.00 km
M 5.8 89 km N of Yakutat, Alaska Dec 8, 2025 00:56 10.00 km Green T
M 5.1 109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska Dec 7, 2025 23:50 5.00 km Green
M 5.6 72 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Dec 7, 2025 16:34 59.34 km Green
M 5.5 58 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Dec 7, 2025 12:16 10.00 km
M 5.2 60 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Dec 7, 2025 12:16 10.00 km Green
M 5.2 218 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia Dec 7, 2025 04:55 35.00 km
M 5.2 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska Dec 7, 2025 04:20 7.32 km Green
M 5.1 274 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna Dec 7, 2025 02:06 10.00 km
M 5.1 88 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska Dec 6, 2025 20:51 10.76 km Green T
M 5.2 93 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska Dec 6, 2025 20:46 5.00 km Green
M 5.1 southern East Pacific Rise Dec 6, 2025 15:12 10.00 km
M 5.1 159 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Dec 6, 2025 02:10 13.15 km
M 5.1 85 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia Dec 6, 2025 00:44 113.58 km
M 5.1 126 km S of Tambolaka, Indonesia Dec 5, 2025 20:42 16.04 km
M 5.5 201 km SW of José María Morelos, Mexico Dec 5, 2025 19:33 10.00 km Green
M 5.2 Drake Passage Dec 5, 2025 10:50 10.00 km Green
M 5.3 Kermadec Islands region Dec 4, 2025 19:13 10.00 km
M 5.1 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Dec 4, 2025 12:35 10.00 km
M 5.8 136 km NNW of Tumxuk, China Dec 4, 2025 07:44 9.00 km Yellow
M 5.2 Fiji region Dec 4, 2025 04:31 599.27 km
M 5.0 159 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia Dec 4, 2025 04:23 76.16 km
M 5.2 9 km SE of Santiago Astata, Mexico Dec 4, 2025 03:45 34.75 km
M 5.1 Pacific-Antarctic Ridge Dec 4, 2025 03:14 10.00 km