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Sat, 17 May 2025, 06:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 17 May 2025
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 2 quakes 5.0+, 22 quakes 4.0+, 154 quakes 3.0+, 382 quakes 2.0+ (561 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 22 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 154 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 382 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 2.6 x 1014 joules (73.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 63123 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 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 4.9 Southern East Pacific RiseFriday, May 16, 2025, at 12:15 pm (GMT -7) – #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 4.5 South Atlantic Ocean, ChileFriday, May 16, 2025, at 10:11 pm (GMT -3) –
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