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Wed, 28 May 2025, 18:00 1748455205 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during May 2025
Summary: 1 quake 7.0+, 11 quakes 6.0+, 120 quakes 5.0+, 994 quakes 4.0+, 5134 quakes 3.0+, 10573 quakes 2.0+ (16833 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 6+: 11 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 120 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 994 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 5134 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 10573 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 8 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 1.1 x 1016 joules (2973 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.6 x 106 tons of TNT or 159.9 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 7.5 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 6.5 Bismarck Sea, 44 km northwest of Volcano Island, Papua New GuineaWednesday, May 21, 2025, at 01:05 am (Port Moresby time) – #3: Mag 6.4 South Pacific Ocean, 116 km north of Tofua Island, Ha`apai, TongaWednesday, May 14, 2025, at 05:15 pm (GMT +13) – #4: 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) – #5: Mag 6.0 156 km west
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