Global Earthquake Activity

Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake – Yapen Islands Regency, 76 km southeast of Biak, Indonesia, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 11:20 pm (Jayapura time)

Published: 6 May 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Apr 4, 04:18 pm (Jayapura)

4.3

10 km77 km (48 mi) to the W Yapen Islands Regency, South Papua, 67 km southwest of Biak, Indonesia InfoApr 3, 03:40 pm (Jayapura)

4.1

5 km83 km (51 mi) to the W South Pacific Ocean, 69 km southwest of Biak, Indonesia InfoFeb 14, 07:24 am (Jayapura)

4.2

21 km95 km (59 mi) to the S Kabupaten Waropen, South Papua, 117 km northeast of Nabire, Indonesia InfoFeb 14, 05:41 am (Jayapura)

4.2

25 km95 km (59 mi) to the S Kabupaten Waropen, South Papua, 118 km northeast of Nabire, Indonesia InfoDec 1, 2024 02:58 am (Jayapura)

4.8

28 km70 km (44 mi) to the SE Kabupaten Waropen, South Papua, 178 km northeast of Nabire, Indonesia InfoNov 21, 2022 11:16 pm (Jayapura)

4.9

30 km58 km (36 mi) to the W South Pacific Ocean, Papua, 222 km southeast of Manokwari, Indonesia InfoApr 17, 2022 08:17 pm (GMT +9)

4.9

33 km78 km (48 mi) to the NE South Pacific Ocean, Papua, 272 km northeast of Nabire, Indonesia InfoApr 17, 2022 02:49 pm (GMT +9)

5.4

18 km79 km (49 mi) to the NE South Pacific Ocean, 272 km northeast of Nabire, Indonesia InfoAug 29, 2020 05:10 am (Jayapura)

4.7

16 km42 km (26 mi) to the SE 180 km northeast of Nabire, Papua, Indonesia InfoJun 27, 2011 12:03 am (Jayapura)

5.4

2 km78 km (49 mi) to the SE Kabupaten Waropen, South Papua, 447 km west of Jayapura, Indonesia InfoJun 26, 2011 09:26 pm (Jayapura)

5.4

10 km50 km (31 mi) to the SE South Pacific Ocean, 40 km southeast of Pulau Ambai Island, Papua, Indonesia InfoJun 26, 2011

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Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake (unconfirmed) – North Pacific Ocean, 50 km southwest of Tonala, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 07:51 am (GMT -6)

Published: 6 May 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap May 2, 06:13 am (GMT -6)

4.0

114 km98 km (61 mi) to the N 49 km northwest of Arriaga, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico  I FELT IT InfoMay 2, 05:00 am (GMT -6)

4.2

16 km76 km (47 mi) to the S North Pacific Ocean, 126 km south of Tonala, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico  I FELT IT InfoMay 1, 11:00 am (GMT -6)

5.2

35 km83 km (52 mi) to the S North Pacific Ocean, 228 km southwest of Tuxtla, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico  I FELT IT – 2 reportsInfoApr 26, 05:22 am (GMT -6)

4.0

16 km73 km (46 mi) to the SW Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico 1 reportInfoApr 25, 01:13 pm (GMT -6)

4.1

17 km94 km (58 mi) to the W North Pacific Ocean, 96 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico 2 reportsInfoAug 9, 2023 03:33 am (Mexico City)

5.8

104 km48 km (30 mi) to the N 2.9 km southwest of Tonala, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 140 reportsInfoMar 1, 2023 10:40 pm (Mexico City)

5.8

98 km83 km (52 mi) to the NW Mexico: 47 Km Al SURESTE De UNION HIDALGO, OAX 169 reportsInfoJun 23, 2020 03:29 pm (Universal Time)

7.1

10 km206 km (128 mi) to the W 62 km west of Salina Cruz, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico 469 reportsInfoJan 4, 2020 10:40 pm (Mexico City)

5.9

84 km90 km (56 mi) to the NW Oaxaca, Mexico 189 reportsInfoSep 7, 2017 10:49 pm (GMT -6)

8.0

60 km77 km (48 mi) to the S North Pacific Ocean, 87 km southwest of Topon, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 317 reportsInfoDec 17, 2015 01:49 pm

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Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake – North Pacific Ocean, 86 km southeast of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 06:31 am (GMT -6)

Published: 6 May 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap May 1, 01:03 am (GMT -6)

4.2

44 km105 km (65 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, 71 km southwest of San Salvador, El Salvador  I FELT IT – 3 reportsInfoMar 20, 03:07 pm (GMT -6)

4.4

22 km93 km (58 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, 76 km southwest of Santa Tecla, El Salvador InfoMar 20, 03:07 pm (GMT -6)

4.3

32 km96 km (60 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, 77 km southwest of San Salvador, El Salvador InfoMar 19, 08:20 pm (GMT -6)

4.2

28 km58 km (36 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, 53 km southwest of Sonsonate, El Salvador InfoMar 19, 08:20 pm (GMT -6)

4.2

37 km56 km (35 mi) to the E Offshore EL Salvador InfoAug 28, 2024 03:57 pm (GMT -6)

6.1

26 km99 km (61 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, 83 km southwest of San Salvador, El Salvador 99 reportsInfoNov 18, 2021 10:56 am (GMT -6)

5.8

28 km51 km (32 mi) to the NW North Pacific Ocean, 82 km south of Escuintla, Escuintla, Guatemala 91 reportsInfoMay 12, 2021 02:45 am (El Salvador)

5.9

37 km57 km (36 mi) to the NE North Pacific Ocean, 41 km southwest of Sonsonate, Sonsonate, El Salvador 107 reportsInfoOct 28, 2018 04:23 pm (GMT -6)

6.1

10 km21 km (13 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, 84 km southwest of Acajutla, El Salvador 2 reportsInfoJun 22, 2017 06:31 am (Guatemala)

6.7

34 km78 km (48 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 16 km east of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala 47 reportsInfoMay 12, 2017 04:41 am (GMT

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World Earthquake Report for Tuesday, 6 May 2025

Published: 6 May 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Tue, 6 May 2025, 11:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 6 May 2025

Summary: 5 quakes 5.0+, 26 quakes 4.0+, 160 quakes 3.0+, 304 quakes 2.0+ (495 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 5 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 26 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 160 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 304 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 3.6 x 1013 joules (9.94 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 8551 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.8 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 5.4 Maluku Sea, Sulawesi Utara, 109 km southeast of Gorontalo, Gorontalo, IndonesiaTuesday, May 6, 2025, at 06:57 am (GMT +8) – #2: Mag 5.3 129 km southeast of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New GuineaTuesday, May 6, 2025, at 02:39 pm (Port Moresby time) – #3: Mag 5.3 Northeast, 219 km east of Reykjavik, Capital Region, IcelandMonday, May 5, 2025, at 09:14 pm (Reykjavik time) – #4: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, 119 km east of Middelburg Island, Eua, TongaTuesday, May 6, 2025, at 10:43 pm (GMT +13) – #5: Mag 5.0 104 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, KyrgyzstanTuesday, May 6, 2025, at 01:08 pm (Dushanbe time) – #6: Mag 4.9 Gisborne, New ZealandTuesday, May 6, 2025, at 01:21 am (GMT +12) – #7: Mag

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