Global Earthquake Activity

Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake – 18 km north of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 01:31 am (Merida time)

Published: 21 May 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap May 13, 11:19 pm (Merida)

4.2

103 km18 km (11 mi) to the SW 21 km northwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico  I FELT IT InfoApr 29, 02:21 pm (GMT -6)

4.2

8.2 km81 km (50 mi) to the S North Pacific Ocean, 76 km west of Retalhuleu, Guatemala InfoApr 29, 01:41 pm (GMT -6)

4.0

102 km26 km (16 mi) to the W 6.6 km southwest of Huixtla, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico InfoApr 28, 12:30 am (Merida)

4.0

75 km60 km (37 mi) to the S Offshore Chiapas, Mexico InfoApr 27, 02:54 am (Merida)

4.0

69 km49 km (31 mi) to the S North Pacific Ocean, 33 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 1 reportInfoApr 23, 05:53 pm (GMT -6)

4.2

16 km94 km (58 mi) to the SW North Pacific Ocean, 84 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 1 reportInfoApr 19, 12:41 pm (Guatemala)

4.3

68 km73 km (45 mi) to the S Offshore Guatemala InfoApr 18, 09:17 pm (Guatemala)

4.4

181 km22 km (13 mi) to the E 26 km north of Malacatan, Departamento de San Marcos, Guatemala InfoMay 12, 2024 05:39 am (GMT -6)

6.2

10 km102 km (64 mi) to the SW North Pacific Ocean, 87 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 312 reportsInfoFeb 1, 2019 10:19 am (Mexico City)

6.7

0 km47 km (29 mi) to the SW North Pacific Ocean, 33 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico InfoFeb 1, 2019 10:14 am (Guatemala)

6.5

72 km25 km (16 mi) to the E 29 km west of San Marcos, Departamento de San Marcos, Guatemala 207 reportsInfoSep 7, 2017 10:49

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Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake – South Pacific Ocean, Bay of Plenty, 206 km south of Raoul Island, New Zealand, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 06:34 pm (GMT +12)

Published: 20 May 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap May 20, 11:31 am (GMT +12)

5.2

33 km61 km (38 mi) to the SE Bay of Plenty, New Zealand  I FELT IT InfoMay 16, 05:34 pm (GMT +12)

4.1

33 km51 km (32 mi) to the NE New Zealand  I FELT IT InfoMay 10, 01:08 am (GMT +12)

4.4

33 km18 km (11 mi) to the SE Gisborne, New Zealand InfoApr 21, 03:20 pm (GMT +12)

4.3

33 km71 km (44 mi) to the SE New Zealand InfoApr 13, 02:55 am (GMT +12)

4.6

302 km46 km (28 mi) to the W South Pacific Ocean, Gisborne, 226 km south of Raoul Island, New Zealand InfoMar 4, 10:42 pm (GMT +13)

5.0

26 km69 km (43 mi) to the SE New Zealand InfoFeb 1, 04:58 am (GMT +13)

4.9

10 km47 km (29 mi) to the NE Kermadec Islands, New Zealand InfoJan 28, 10:23 pm (GMT +12)

5.2

63 km86 km (54 mi) to the N Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 12 reportsInfoJan 15, 04:20 pm (GMT +12)

5.4

33 km77 km (48 mi) to the NE South Pacific Ocean, Gisborne, 180 km southeast of Raoul Island, New Zealand InfoMar 3, 2022 12:52 am (GMT +12)

6.3

33 km107 km (66 mi) to the NE New Zealand 1 reportInfoJun 21, 2021 05:05 am (GMT +12)

6.5

15 km92 km (57 mi) to the NE New Zealand 1 reportInfoMar 5, 2021 07:28 am (GMT +12)

8.1

29 km168 km (104 mi) to the N South Pacific Ocean, 81 km southeast of Raoul Island, New Zealand 15 reportsInfoJun 19, 2020 12:49 am (GMT +12)

7.4

33 km258 km (160 mi) to the S South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand 250 reportsInfoJun 21, 2019 08:37 pm (GMT +12)

6.4

9.8 km80 km (50 mi)

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World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 21 May 2025

Published: 20 May 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Wed, 21 May 2025, 06:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 21 May 2025

Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 1 quake 5.0+, 32 quakes 4.0+, 150 quakes 3.0+, 284 quakes 2.0+ (468 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 4+: 32 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 150 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 284 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 2.9 x 1014 joules (79.2 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 68153 tons of TNT or 4.3 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.4 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 6.4 Bismarck Sea, 39 km northwest of Volcano Island, Papua New GuineaWednesday, May 21, 2025, at 01:05 am (Port Moresby time) – #2: Mag 5.7 South Pacific Ocean, 357 km southeast of Isla Phillips Island, Region de Magallanes y Antartica Chilena, ChileTuesday, May 20, 2025, at 08:38 pm (GMT -4) – #3: Mag 4.9 Indian Ocean, MauritiusTuesday, May 20, 2025, at 09:57 pm (GMT +4) – #4: Mag 4.9 Central Mid-Atlantic RidgeTuesday, May 20, 2025, at 02:22 pm (GMT -2) – #5: Mag 4.8 Coral Sea, 107 km west of New Jersey Island, Solomon IslandsWednesday, May 21, 2025, at 02:43 pm (GMT +11) – #6: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, FijiWednesday, May 21, 2025, at 01:53 am (GMT

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Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake – 95 km northeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 11:15 am (Dushanbe time)

Published: 20 May 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap May 9, 03:05 pm (Dushanbe)

4.0

196 km62 km (38 mi) to the S 54 km east of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan InfoMay 5, 07:10 pm (Dushanbe)

4.3

177 km56 km (35 mi) to the SW 53 km east of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan InfoApr 15, 08:07 pm (Dushanbe)

4.2

119 km68 km (42 mi) to the SW 30 km east of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan InfoApr 1, 04:26 am (Dushanbe)

4.1

185 km47 km (30 mi) to the S 61 km east of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan InfoMar 20, 01:39 pm (Dushanbe)

4.3

70 km79 km (49 mi) to the NE Tajikistan InfoFeb 3, 09:56 am (Dushanbe)

4.6

120 km89 km (55 mi) to the S 59 km southeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan InfoDec 26, 2024 05:15 am (Dushanbe)

4.4

113 km59 km (37 mi) to the NE 88 km west of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan InfoDec 5, 2024 09:26 am (Dushanbe)

4.5

3.6 km68 km (42 mi) to the NE 162 km northeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan InfoNov 10, 2024 07:18 pm (Dushanbe)

4.4

119 km26 km (16 mi) to the E 114 km northeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan InfoNov 1, 2024 05:41 pm (Dushanbe)

4.4

72 km62 km (38 mi) to the E 76 km west of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan InfoFeb 23, 2023 05:37 am (Dushanbe)

6.9

9 km71 km (44 mi) to the E 66 km west of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan 174 reportsInfoFeb 12, 2021 10:01 pm (Dushanbe)

5.7

100 km110 km (68 mi) to the E 29 km southwest of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan 5402 reportsInfoJun 16, 2020 06:30 am (Dushanbe)

5.6

122 km24 km (15 mi) to the S 79 km northeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan 74 reportsInfoDec 7, 2015 12:50 pm (Dushanbe)

7.1

11 km45 km (28 mi)

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