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Earthquake archives May 2022

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

Events535
Largest magnitudeM 7.2
M6+12
M7+1
Average depth72.4 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.210 km W of Azángaro, Peru236.0 km2022-05-26 12:02:21 UTCView event →
M 6.9Macquarie Island region10.0 km2022-05-19 10:13:31 UTCView event →
M 6.886 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina220.0 km2022-05-10 23:06:32 UTCView event →
M 6.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands15.0 km2022-05-26 15:37:58 UTCView event →
M 6.3south of the Fiji Islands603.8 km2022-05-22 07:06:28 UTCView event →
M 6.3178 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2022-05-09 22:33:06 UTCView event →
M 6.237 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste49.0 km2022-05-27 02:36:05 UTCView event →
M 6.2southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2022-05-26 18:10:04 UTCView event →
M 6.270 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan21.0 km2022-05-09 06:23:02 UTCView event →
M 6.11 km S of Lian, Philippines129.0 km2022-05-21 21:50:48 UTCView event →
M 6.0235 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan12.0 km2022-05-22 15:17:31 UTCView event →
M 6.094 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines18.0 km2022-05-05 08:21:15 UTCView event →
M 5.8north of Svalbard10.0 km2022-05-21 07:01:22 UTCView event →
M 5.8Tonga122.0 km2022-05-19 09:23:53 UTCView event →
M 5.8161 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia23.0 km2022-05-16 18:58:25 UTCView event →
M 5.890 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu14.0 km2022-05-10 13:18:11 UTCView event →
M 5.779 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile19.6 km2022-05-20 09:07:46 UTCView event →
M 5.7southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2022-05-19 01:51:28 UTCView event →
M 5.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska18.0 km2022-05-18 06:27:54 UTCView event →
M 5.7southeast of Easter Island10.0 km2022-05-09 16:14:57 UTCView event →
M 5.6129 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2022-05-28 15:32:25 UTCView event →
M 5.6187 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu215.0 km2022-05-28 14:11:12 UTCView event →
M 5.6108 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu10.0 km2022-05-23 19:26:36 UTCView event →
M 5.6Macquarie Island region10.0 km2022-05-19 10:10:55 UTCView event →
M 5.6227 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan13.0 km2022-05-18 03:52:25 UTCView event →
M 5.690 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia39.3 km2022-05-08 21:51:39 UTCView event →
M 5.6Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands233.4 km2022-05-07 16:58:14 UTCView event →
M 5.678 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu18.0 km2022-05-05 20:15:47 UTCView event →
M 5.690 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines19.8 km2022-05-04 21:41:06 UTCView event →
M 5.6South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2022-05-02 06:02:11 UTCView event →
M 5.5northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2022-05-28 14:19:04 UTCView event →
M 5.514 km SE of Santiago, Peru43.0 km2022-05-27 01:07:32 UTCView event →
M 5.512 km WNW of Santa María Zapotitlán, Mexico34.0 km2022-05-25 21:43:01 UTCView event →
M 5.542 km ENE of Palca, Peru156.0 km2022-05-24 12:57:59 UTCView event →
M 5.5South Sandwich Islands region23.0 km2022-05-23 11:58:02 UTCView event →
M 5.5136 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan34.0 km2022-05-23 02:01:05 UTCView event →
M 5.5Strait of Gibraltar10.0 km2022-05-20 12:35:49 UTCView event →
M 5.5224 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan13.0 km2022-05-17 13:17:52 UTCView event →
M 5.5230 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan10.0 km2022-05-17 06:04:53 UTCView event →
M 5.5south of New Zealand10.0 km2022-05-17 01:44:22 UTCView event →
M 5.5299 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam22.0 km2022-05-15 11:09:53 UTCView event →
M 5.5South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2022-05-13 03:23:12 UTCView event →
M 5.584 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands25.0 km2022-05-08 13:32:58 UTCView event →
M 5.5137 km WNW of Naha, Japan10.0 km2022-05-07 11:53:56 UTCView event →
M 5.5Volcano Islands, Japan region54.0 km2022-05-01 21:57:49 UTCView event →
M 5.581 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2022-05-01 12:50:30 UTCView event →
M 5.4northern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2022-05-27 18:22:42 UTCView event →
M 5.4off the coast of Ecuador10.0 km2022-05-23 22:53:52 UTCView event →
M 5.446 km SE of Iwaki, Japan10.3 km2022-05-22 03:24:11 UTCView event →
M 5.4South Sandwich Islands region31.6 km2022-05-18 20:23:49 UTCView event →
M 5.45 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia93.8 km2022-05-16 05:25:54 UTCView event →
M 5.49 km W of San Bartolo, Peru52.7 km2022-05-12 21:55:48 UTCView event →
M 5.4South Sandwich Islands region41.5 km2022-05-10 23:18:50 UTCView event →
M 5.417 km WSW of El Hoyo, Argentina568.7 km2022-05-10 08:42:06 UTCView event →
M 5.4245 km WSW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen10.0 km2022-05-08 23:33:15 UTCView event →
M 5.4south of the Fiji Islands507.1 km2022-05-06 17:02:26 UTCView event →
M 5.4135 km WNW of Naha, Japan10.0 km2022-05-06 13:21:07 UTCView event →
M 5.4south of the Fiji Islands511.2 km2022-05-02 16:27:54 UTCView event →
M 5.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand221.3 km2022-05-02 12:34:25 UTCView event →
M 5.3southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2022-05-29 07:45:00 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Japan48Max M6.2Philippines44Max M6.1Indonesia39Max M5.8Tonga31Max M5.8Papua New Guinea27Max M6.3Fiji23Max M6.3Chile18Max M5.7India17Max M5.2Vanuatu16Max M5.8Peru13Max M7.2New Zealand12Max M5.5Guam11Max M5.5

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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