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Sat, 17 May 2025, 14:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 17 May 2025
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 3 quakes 5.0+, 28 quakes 4.0+, 144 quakes 3.0+, 369 quakes 2.0+ (545 total)
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Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 28 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 144 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 369 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 7.9 x 1013 joules (21.9 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 18873 tons of TNT or 1.2 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.1 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 6.0 8.3 km south of Puquio, Ayacucho, PeruSaturday, May 17, 2025, at 05:22 am (Lima time) – #2: Mag 5.1 Bismarck Sea, 71 km northeast of Volcano Island, Papua New GuineaSaturday, May 17, 2025, at 10:45 am (GMT +10) – #3: Mag 5.1 Sulu Sea, 23 km northwest of Sipalay, PhilippinesSaturday, May 17, 2025, at 08:32 am (Manila time) – #4: Mag 5.0 Southern East Pacific RiseSaturday, May 17, 2025, at 01:01 am (GMT -7) – #5: Mag 4.9 Southern East Pacific RiseFriday, May 16, 2025, at 12:15 pm (GMT -7) – #6: Mag 4.6 South Pacific Ocean, 95 km southeast of Kokopo, Papua New GuineaSaturday, May 17, 2025, at 05:25 am (Port Moresby time) – #7: Mag
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