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RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Mon, 5 May 2025, 18:00 1746468004 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during May 2025

Jump to daily reports for May 2025: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5Summary: 1 quake 7.0+, 3 quakes 6.0+, 36 quakes 5.0+, 213 quakes 4.0+, 991 quakes 3.0+, 1751 quakes 2.0+ (2995 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 6+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 36 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 213 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 991 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 1751 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 8 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 8.6 x 1015 joules (2388 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.1 x 106 tons of TNT or 128.4 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 7.4 learn moreList of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during May 2025:#1: Mag 7.4 South Atlantic Ocean, 236 km southeast of Isla Phillips Island, Region de Magallanes y Antartica Chilena, ChileFriday, May 2, 2025, at 09:58 am (GMT -3) – #2: Mag 6.3 South Atlantic Ocean, 333 km southeast of Isla Phillips Island, Region de Magallanes y Antartica Chilena, ChileFriday, May 2, 2025, at 02:59 pm (GMT -3) – #3: Mag 6.0 156 km west of Gorontalo, Gorontalo, IndonesiaSaturday, May 3, 2025, at 08:51 pm (Makassar time) – #4: Mag 6.0 Southern East Pacific RiseSunday, May 4, 2025, at 08:55 pm (GMT -7) – #5: Mag 5.8

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