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Fri, 16 May 2025, 22:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 May 2025

Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 24 quakes 4.0+, 157 quakes 3.0+, 357 quakes 2.0+ (539 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 4+: 24 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 157 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 357 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 5 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 2.6 x 1014 joules (72.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 62287 tons of TNT or 3.9 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.4 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 6.4 760 km Al Oeste De Archipiélago De Galápagos, EcuadorFriday, May 16, 2025, at 02:33 am (GMT -6) – #2: Mag 4.9 Southern East Pacific RiseFriday, May 16, 2025, at 12:15 pm (GMT -7) – #3: Mag 4.7 Southern East Pacific RiseThursday, May 15, 2025, at 10:17 pm (GMT -7) – #4: Mag 4.7 3.5 km northwest of Mbeya, Mbeya Region, TanzaniaFriday, May 16, 2025, at 03:53 am (Dar es Salaam time) – #5: Mag 4.6 South Pacific Ocean, 95 km southeast of Kokopo, Papua New GuineaSaturday, May 17, 2025, at 05:25 am (Port Moresby time) – #6: Mag 4.6 39 km west of Tengyue, Yunnan Sheng, ChinaFriday, May 16, 2025, at 09:00 am (Shanghai time) – #7: Mag 4.5 43 km northwest of

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap May 11, 11:53 pm (Bucharest)

3.0

133 km7.8 km (4.8 mi) to the E 56 km north of Buzau, Buzau, Romania  I FELT IT

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May 11, 08:34 pm (Bucharest)

4.2

136 km1.4 km (0.9 mi) to the S 58 km northwest of Buzau, Buzau, Romania  I FELT IT – 22 reportsInfoMay 1, 12:43 pm (GMT +3)

3.2

118 km33 km (20 mi) to the NE 31 km west of Focsani, Vrancea, Romania

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Apr 22, 12:13 am (Bucharest)

3.2

19 km36 km (23 mi) to the SE 37 km north of Buzau, Buzau, Romania

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Apr 21, 11:18 pm (Bucharest)

3.3

19 km38 km (24 mi) to the SE 37 km north of Buzau, Buzau, Romania

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Apr 21, 11:16 pm (Bucharest)

3.9

24 km36 km (22 mi) to the E Buzau, 33 km southwest of Focsani, Vrancea, Romania 1 report

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Apr 18, 06:43 pm (GMT +3)

3.7

32 km59 km (36 mi) to the NE Romania

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Apr 14, 07:57 pm (Bucharest)

4.1

132 km18 km (11 mi) to the NE Romania 2 reportsInfoMar 28, 11:13 pm (Bucharest)

3.9

125 km40 km (25 mi) to the SW Romania

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Sep 16, 2024 05:40 pm (Bucharest)

5.2

133 km16 km (10.2 mi) to the W 64 km northwest of Buzau, Buzau, Romania 519 reportsInfoOct 28, 2018 03:38 am (Bucharest)

5.4

144 km14 km (8.6 mi) to the NW 8.2 km southeast of Comandau, Covasna, Romania 2013 reportsInfoDec 28, 2016 02:20 am (Bucharest)

5.5

94 km17 km (10.6 mi) to the NE Romania 1167 reportsInfoSep 24, 2016 02:11 am (Bucharest)

5.6

91 km17 km (10.4 mi) to the NE 10.4 km west of Nereju, Vrancea, Romania 1200 reportsInfoNov 22, 2014 09:14 pm (Bucharest)

5.5

38 km62 km (38 mi) to the NE 7.7 km southwest of

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