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Earthquake archives May 2016

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events529
Largest magnitudeM 7.2
M6+7
M7+1
Average depth68.9 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.2South Sandwich Islands region78.0 km2016-05-28 09:46:59 UTCView event →
M 6.9Fiji region405.7 km2016-05-28 05:38:50 UTCView event →
M 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador30.0 km2016-05-18 16:46:43 UTCView event →
M 6.732 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador16.0 km2016-05-18 07:57:02 UTCView event →
M 6.4Taiwan region246.4 km2016-05-31 05:23:47 UTCView event →
M 6.4Fiji region567.5 km2016-05-27 04:08:43 UTCView event →
M 6.0116 km WSW of Yulara, Australia10.0 km2016-05-20 18:14:04 UTCView event →
M 5.9Kuril Islands18.4 km2016-05-31 10:04:00 UTCView event →
M 5.9165 km SSE of Naze, Japan10.0 km2016-05-27 03:44:29 UTCView event →
M 5.8southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2016-05-16 00:41:53 UTCView event →
M 5.8northern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2016-05-14 18:21:05 UTCView event →
M 5.824 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan8.0 km2016-05-12 03:17:15 UTCView event →
M 5.83 km WNW of San Agustín Chayuco, Mexico22.0 km2016-05-08 07:34:00 UTCView event →
M 5.775 km SE of Perryville, Alaska25.8 km2016-05-31 20:51:23 UTCView event →
M 5.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand47.0 km2016-05-30 07:14:18 UTCView event →
M 5.731 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan9.0 km2016-05-12 04:29:55 UTCView event →
M 5.725 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu26.0 km2016-05-04 14:36:23 UTCView event →
M 5.764 km E of Shikotan, Russia61.0 km2016-05-03 00:00:51 UTCView event →
M 5.735 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia117.0 km2016-05-02 04:21:24 UTCView event →
M 5.6south of the Fiji Islands506.4 km2016-05-13 12:57:27 UTCView event →
M 5.6115 km SW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico10.0 km2016-05-07 00:18:36 UTCView event →
M 5.6central East Pacific Rise10.0 km2016-05-05 11:01:46 UTCView event →
M 5.6central East Pacific Rise15.0 km2016-05-02 12:17:16 UTCView event →
M 5.5116 km SW of Naze, Japan10.0 km2016-05-27 03:46:51 UTCView event →
M 5.5Izu Islands, Japan region124.5 km2016-05-21 06:06:42 UTCView event →
M 5.5northern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2016-05-16 06:39:04 UTCView event →
M 5.529 km SSW of Chaman, Pakistan10.0 km2016-05-13 07:01:10 UTCView event →
M 5.5Balleny Islands region10.0 km2016-05-09 01:33:33 UTCView event →
M 5.5182 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen10.0 km2016-05-05 07:01:47 UTCView event →
M 5.5Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2016-05-03 02:34:58 UTCView event →
M 5.416 km SSW of Lakhdaria, Algeria11.4 km2016-05-28 23:54:53 UTCView event →
M 5.49 km WSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico124.0 km2016-05-23 19:20:39 UTCView event →
M 5.489 km NE of Lobujya, Nepal9.4 km2016-05-22 01:48:48 UTCView event →
M 5.46 km NE of Kasukabe, Japan44.5 km2016-05-16 12:23:02 UTCView event →
M 5.478 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska10.0 km2016-05-15 12:04:54 UTCView event →
M 5.453 km W of Ovalle, Chile24.7 km2016-05-11 13:11:34 UTCView event →
M 5.4224 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico10.0 km2016-05-05 22:27:07 UTCView event →
M 5.3Kermadec Islands, New Zealand29.9 km2016-05-30 10:55:17 UTCView event →
M 5.3southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2016-05-30 07:35:57 UTCView event →
M 5.327 km S of Palekastro, Greece10.0 km2016-05-25 08:36:13 UTCView event →
M 5.344 km NNE of Bermejo, Bolivia9.5 km2016-05-22 12:20:42 UTCView event →
M 5.3southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2016-05-18 15:07:47 UTCView event →
M 5.3Volcano Islands, Japan region74.7 km2016-05-17 01:47:47 UTCView event →
M 5.3169 km WNW of Lautoka, Fiji17.3 km2016-05-16 11:24:07 UTCView event →
M 5.364 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska131.5 km2016-05-15 05:51:00 UTCView event →
M 5.3southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia10.0 km2016-05-14 20:52:12 UTCView event →
M 5.397 km W of Makurazaki, Japan10.0 km2016-05-07 05:42:13 UTCView event →
M 5.3213 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam10.0 km2016-05-02 05:24:42 UTCView event →
M 5.2122 km ESE of Hirara, Japan10.0 km2016-05-30 09:47:47 UTCView event →
M 5.2central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2016-05-28 04:43:30 UTCView event →
M 5.268 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea45.7 km2016-05-27 15:03:42 UTCView event →
M 5.2south of the Kermadec Islands10.0 km2016-05-26 13:09:55 UTCView event →
M 5.25 km SSW of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua196.7 km2016-05-26 01:02:36 UTCView event →
M 5.265 km WSW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina148.4 km2016-05-18 14:49:02 UTCView event →
M 5.2south of Java, Indonesia10.0 km2016-05-17 21:08:56 UTCView event →
M 5.228 km S of Chaman, Pakistan10.0 km2016-05-13 06:59:32 UTCView event →
M 5.2227 km WNW of Qamdo, China8.0 km2016-05-11 01:15:47 UTCView event →
M 5.2137 km WSW of Bamboo Flat, India10.0 km2016-05-09 16:03:47 UTCView event →
M 5.2central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2016-05-07 16:07:08 UTCView event →
M 5.2229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji538.8 km2016-05-07 13:59:01 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Japan52Max M5.9Vanuatu36Max M5.7Indonesia31Max M5.7Philippines25Max M5.1Fiji22Max M6.9Papua New Guinea19Max M5.2Tonga19Max M4.9Chile16Max M5.4China16Max M5.4Guam13Max M5.3Taiwan13Max M6.4India12Max M5.2

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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