M5

earthquake M 5.2, South Sandwich Islands region
Tuesday 27th January 2026 02:31 GMT
Depth: 112 km
earthquake M 5.7, 19 km SSW of Ponorogo, Indonesia
Tuesday 27th January 2026 02:20 GMT
Depth: 127 km
earthquake M 5.2, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Tuesday 27th January 2026 00:32 GMT
Depth: 10 km
earthquake M 5.6, 37 km SSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea
Monday 26th January 2026 18:06 GMT
Depth: 19 km
earthquake M 5.2, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Monday 26th January 2026 17:29 GMT
Depth: 10 km
earthquake M 5.2, 139 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
Monday 26th January 2026 15:44 GMT
Depth: 10 km
earthquake M 5.1, 50 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
Monday 26th January 2026 14:02 GMT
Depth: 10 km
earthquake M 5.4, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Monday 26th January 2026 12:25 GMT
Depth: 14 km
earthquake M 5.2, 66 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
Monday 26th January 2026 11:52 GMT
Depth: 35 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.