M5

earthquake M 5.1, 79 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
Tuesday 12th May 2026 08:53 GMT
Depth: 26 km
earthquake M 5, 81 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
Tuesday 12th May 2026 05:45 GMT
Depth: 61 km
earthquake M 5.2, 72 km NW of Malango, Solomon Islands
Monday 11th May 2026 11:48 GMT
Depth: 10 km
earthquake M 5, 60 km ESE of Isen, Japan
Monday 11th May 2026 03:41 GMT
Depth: 10 km
earthquake M 5, south of the Fiji Islands
Monday 11th May 2026 01:20 GMT
Depth: 542 km
earthquake M 5.1, south of the Fiji Islands
Monday 11th May 2026 01:15 GMT
Depth: 563 km
earthquake M 5, 74 km W of Yenangyaung, Burma (Myanmar)
Sunday 10th May 2026 21:36 GMT
Depth: 59 km
earthquake M 5.3, 101 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga
Sunday 10th May 2026 18:41 GMT
Depth: 10 km
earthquake M 5.2, 27 km WSW of Madang, Papua New Guinea
Sunday 10th May 2026 18:34 GMT
Depth: 91 km
There is a large spread in yearly magnitude 5+ earthquakes. In 1998 we had 1108 of those earthquakes in 2010 we had 2408 M5+ earthquakes. How many earthquakes will 2022 bring?
For more information about the damage and occurrences of earthquakes, take a look at the Richter Scale Table.