World Earthquake Report for Friday, 26 May 2023
Sat, 27 May 2023, 00:24 00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 27 May 2023
Global seismic activity level on 26 May 2023: HIGH
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 21 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 114 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 267 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 1.5 x 1014 joules (41.9 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 36011 tons of TNT or 2.3 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (26 May 2023)
#1: Mag 6.1 North Pacific Ocean, 14 km east of Tōgane, Chiba, Japan
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 7:03 pm (GMT +9) -#2: Mag 5.9 South Pacific Ocean
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 4:18 pm (GMT -6) -#3: Mag 5.2 69 km south of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 12:08 pm (GMT +10) -#4: Mag 5.1 Banda Sea, 177 km west of Tual, Maluku, Indonesia
Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 6:34 am (GMT +9) -#5: Mag 5.0 Indian Ocean
Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 12:33 am (GMT +3) -#6: Mag 4.9 South Pacific Ocean
Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 1:15 pm (GMT -12) -#7: Mag 4.9 88 km south of Oruro, Bolivia
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 9:42 am (GMT -4) -#8: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 10:42 pm (GMT +11) -#9: Mag 4.6 Caribbean Sea, 70 km northwest of San Juan de Uraba, Antioquia, Colombia
Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 10:17 pm (GMT -5) -#10: Mag 4.6 North Pacific Ocean, 14 km south of Asahi, Chiba, Japan
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 9:01 pm (GMT +9) -Earthquakes reported felt
#1: Mag 6.1 North Pacific Ocean, 14 km east of Tōgane, Chiba, Japan - 265 reports
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 7:03 pm (GMT +9) -#2: Mag 4.1 29 mi southwest of Susanville, Lassen County, California, USA - 29 reports
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 4:26 am (GMT -7) -#3: Mag 4.0 North Pacific Ocean, 9.3 km south of Hasaki, Chōshi-shi, Chiba, Japan - 13 reports
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 7:07 pm (GMT +9) -#4: Mag 4.1 47 mi northwest of Alaska City, Anchorage, Alaska, USA - 12 reports
Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 6:17 pm (GMT -8) -#5: Mag 2.8 16 km northwest of Ouarzazate, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco - 11 reports
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 7:45 am (GMT +1) -#6: Mag 3.0 7.6 km east of Vlorë, Albania - 6 reports
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 2:05 am (GMT +2) -#7: Mag 3.2 North Pacific Ocean, 18 km south of Asahi, Chiba, Japan - 5 reports
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 7:10 pm (GMT +9) -#8: Mag 4.3 North Pacific Ocean, 47 km east of Chiba, Japan - 4 reports
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 8:07 pm (GMT +9) -#9: Mag 3.5 24 km southeast of Myrhorod, Oblast de Poltava, Ukraine - 4 reports
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 9:38 pm (GMT +3) -#10: Mag 2.8 Philippine Sea, 38 km southeast of Shimoda, Prefectura de Shizuoka, Japan - 4 reports
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 4:39 pm (GMT +9) -#11: Mag 3.1 North Pacific Ocean, 13 km southeast of Asahi, Chiba, Japan - 2 reports
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 9:32 pm (GMT +9) -#12: Mag 4.6 North Pacific Ocean, 14 km south of Asahi, Chiba, Japan - 2 reports
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 9:01 pm (GMT +9) -#13: Mag 2.2 3.1 km southwest of Glarus, Switzerland - 2 reports
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 7:47 am (GMT +2) -#14: Mag 2.4 Ionian Sea, 88 km southwest of Kalamata, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece - 2 reports
Friday, May 26, 2023 at 7:36 am (GMT +3) -Earthquake stats
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