M5

earthquake M 6, 215 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
Monday 24th August 2026 16:10 GMT
Depth: 10 km
earthquake M 5, southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Monday 24th August 2026 14:29 GMT
Depth: 10 km
earthquake M 5.5, 207 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
Monday 24th August 2026 12:02 GMT
Depth: 10 km
earthquake M 5, 228 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska
Monday 24th August 2026 01:20 GMT
Depth: 13 km
earthquake M 5.3, 120 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
Sunday 23rd August 2026 23:32 GMT
Depth: 10 km
earthquake M 5.2, 61 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia
Sunday 23rd August 2026 23:20 GMT
Depth: 10 km
earthquake M 6, 33 km SSW of HonchÅ, Japan
Sunday 23rd August 2026 15:44 GMT
Depth: 43 km
earthquake M 5.3, southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Sunday 23rd August 2026 13:22 GMT
Depth: 10 km
earthquake M 5.2, 124 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
Sunday 23rd August 2026 10:12 GMT
Depth: 120 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.