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Earthquake archives May 2020

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

Events559
Largest magnitudeM 6.8
M6+9
M7+0
Average depth66.8 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.8Banda Sea96.0 km2020-05-06 13:53:55 UTCView event →
M 6.6175 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands107.0 km2020-05-12 22:41:12 UTCView event →
M 6.5Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake2.7 km2020-05-15 11:03:27 UTCView event →
M 6.591 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece10.0 km2020-05-02 12:51:05 UTCView event →
M 6.251 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu9.7 km2020-05-27 07:09:09 UTCView event →
M 6.119 km SW of Vilavila, Peru186.0 km2020-05-31 05:09:38 UTCView event →
M 6.1173 km ESE of La Playa, Mexico10.0 km2020-05-22 08:46:06 UTCView event →
M 6.1215 km NNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea471.2 km2020-05-07 11:21:20 UTCView event →
M 6.0111 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2020-05-28 07:18:45 UTCView event →
M 5.962 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu170.6 km2020-05-16 03:15:44 UTCView event →
M 5.9139 km WSW of Kushikino, Japan10.0 km2020-05-03 11:54:24 UTCView event →
M 5.8south of the Fiji Islands128.0 km2020-05-31 23:25:43 UTCView event →
M 5.8Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2020-05-28 09:46:46 UTCView event →
M 5.8southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2020-05-24 02:52:24 UTCView event →
M 5.849 km E of ?arai, Japan31.0 km2020-05-10 23:58:33 UTCView event →
M 5.7224 km SW of Methóni, Greece13.5 km2020-05-20 23:43:16 UTCView event →
M 5.792 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece10.0 km2020-05-18 23:22:35 UTCView event →
M 5.787 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2020-05-15 14:49:21 UTCView event →
M 5.7southeast of Easter Island10.0 km2020-05-14 05:55:21 UTCView event →
M 5.7Banda Sea10.0 km2020-05-11 01:06:18 UTCView event →
M 5.713 km NW of Lampa, Peru184.2 km2020-05-03 00:44:26 UTCView event →
M 5.669 km SE of Obihiro, Japan89.0 km2020-05-30 18:13:48 UTCView event →
M 5.6188 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines28.6 km2020-05-30 13:06:24 UTCView event →
M 5.629 km WNW of Foxton, New Zealand46.0 km2020-05-24 19:53:32 UTCView event →
M 5.698 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga23.9 km2020-05-15 15:05:56 UTCView event →
M 5.66 km SE of Hasaki, Japan42.4 km2020-05-04 13:07:48 UTCView event →
M 5.5northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2020-05-30 03:21:51 UTCView event →
M 5.596 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.4 km2020-05-26 22:52:13 UTCView event →
M 5.5Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-05-23 23:02:27 UTCView event →
M 5.5Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-05-08 20:45:30 UTCView event →
M 5.578 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala8.0 km2020-05-05 12:02:32 UTCView event →
M 5.4northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2020-05-30 03:29:32 UTCView event →
M 5.4southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2020-05-27 02:33:12 UTCView event →
M 5.4Kuril Islands10.0 km2020-05-26 05:18:19 UTCView event →
M 5.4south of the Fiji Islands459.1 km2020-05-17 19:07:42 UTCView event →
M 5.421 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile107.3 km2020-05-10 18:04:21 UTCView event →
M 5.4South Sandwich Islands region11.2 km2020-05-08 01:14:20 UTCView event →
M 5.4125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2020-05-05 23:20:39 UTCView event →
M 5.46 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico9.0 km2020-05-02 11:13:18 UTCView event →
M 5.371 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-05-29 11:07:49 UTCView event →
M 5.3Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2020-05-27 21:09:10 UTCView event →
M 5.312 km ENE of Hirara, Japan38.7 km2020-05-27 09:19:51 UTCView event →
M 5.3117 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico11.9 km2020-05-24 03:52:21 UTCView event →
M 5.380 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece14.4 km2020-05-23 22:50:12 UTCView event →
M 5.3281 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste125.0 km2020-05-23 00:13:38 UTCView event →
M 5.3249 km W of Ferndale, California10.0 km2020-05-18 07:02:34 UTCView event →
M 5.3123 km N of Neiafu, Tonga85.9 km2020-05-16 13:11:13 UTCView event →
M 5.317 km WNW of San Diego, Philippines99.2 km2020-05-09 19:18:13 UTCView event →
M 5.3108 km W of Aykol, China10.0 km2020-05-09 15:35:58 UTCView event →
M 5.337 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea128.1 km2020-05-07 15:16:41 UTCView event →
M 5.347 km NE of Moyobamba, Peru22.8 km2020-05-07 00:49:10 UTCView event →
M 5.3Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2020-05-05 00:09:12 UTCView event →
M 5.3Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2020-05-04 03:03:10 UTCView event →
M 5.398 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece10.0 km2020-05-02 16:44:26 UTCView event →
M 5.397 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece10.0 km2020-05-02 13:33:49 UTCView event →
M 5.29 km ENE of Ishioka, Japan98.6 km2020-05-31 21:02:11 UTCView event →
M 5.2central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2020-05-31 00:32:01 UTCView event →
M 5.290 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam8.8 km2020-05-25 23:22:25 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region120.8 km2020-05-24 09:36:14 UTCView event →
M 5.270 km E of Villa Presidente Frei, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile, Chile114.4 km2020-05-23 13:11:00 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Japan50Max M5.9Tonga42Max M6.0Greece37Max M6.5Vanuatu36Max M6.2Indonesia34Max M5.1Papua New Guinea26Max M6.1Philippines26Max M5.6United States26Max M6.5Fiji24Max M5.8Chile20Max M5.4India20Max M5.5Argentina14Max M4.9

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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