News about world-wide earthquake activity

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 24 May 2026

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.5 Philippine Sea, 28 km northeast of Tandag, Philippines

#2: Mag 5.3 Bering Sea, 64 mi south of Yunaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States

#3: Mag 5.2 South Pacific Ocean, Manawatu-Wanganui, 185 km east of Raoul Island, New Zealand

#4: Mag 5.0 Philippine Sea, 36 km east of Tandag, Philippines

#5: Mag 4.9 South Pacific Ocean, 178 km southwest of Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa

#6: Mag 4.9 Adana, 47 km north of Kadirli, Osmaniye, Turkey

#7: Mag 4.9 150 km west of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia

#8: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, 252 km southwest of Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga

#9: Mag 4.6 South Pacific Ocean, 76 km west of Valdivia, Provincia de Valdivia, Region de los Rios, Chile

#10: Mag 4.5 North Pacific Ocean, 54 mi southeast of Amukta Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.5 Philippine Sea, 28 km northeast of Tandag, Philippines - 44 reports

#2: Mag 4.6 South Pacific Ocean, 76 km west of Valdivia, Provincia de Valdivia, Region de los Rios, Chile - 24 reports

#3: Mag 3.3 Departamento de San Alberto, 23 km northeast of Villa Dolores, Departamento de San Javier, Cordoba Province, Argentina - 12 reports

#4: Mag 4.9 Adana, 47 km north of Kadirli, Osmaniye, Turkey - 12 reports

#5: Mag 4.0 13 km northeast of Gero, Gifu, Japan - 8 reports

#6: Mag 5.0 Philippine Sea, 36 km east of Tandag, Philippines - 8 reports

#7: Mag 4.4 North Pacific Ocean, 35 km northwest of Tamarindo, Costa Rica - 5 reports

#8: Mag 4.3 32 km southeast of Piedecuesta, Departamento de Santander, Colombia - 4 reports

#9: Mag 4.9 150 km west of Ternate, Kota Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia - 3 reports

#10: Mag 3.2 34 km southeast of Mexicali, Estado de Baja California, Mexico - 3 reports

#11: Mag 3.5 79 km west of Labuan, Kabupaten Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia - 3 reports

#12: Mag 3.4 Vrancea, 45 km southeast of Targu Secuiesc, Covasna, Romania - 3 reports

#13: Mag 4.3 Caribbean Sea, 38 km north of San Juan Bautista, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela - 3 reports

#14: Mag 2.6 Ionian Sea, 36 km northwest of Agrinio, Aitoloakarnania, West Greece, Greece - 2 reports

#15: Mag 3.0 Aegean Sea, 27 km west of Kasos Island, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece - 2 reports

#16: Mag 3.5 40 km northeast of Kozan, Adana, Turkey - 2 reports

#17: Mag 3.0 32 km southwest of Santa Cruz, Provincia de Colchagua, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile - 2 reports

#18: Mag 3.0 North Atlantic Ocean, 46 km southwest of Faro, Distrito de Faro, Portugal - 2 reports

#19: Mag 3.5 Petorca, 39 km north of San Felipe, San Felipe de Aconcagua, Region de Valparaiso, Chile - 2 reports

#20: Mag 3.9 29 km west of Athens, Nomarchia Athinas, Attica, Greece - 2 reports

Earthquake stats

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 24 May 2026 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Ararat (1 quake mag 3.0), Babuyan Claro (1 quake mag 1.5), Baluran (2 quakes between mag 2.1-2.2), Bardarbunga (15 quakes between mag 0.0-2.3), Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) (9 quakes between mag 0.1-1.7), Chaîne des Puys (1 quake mag 3.0)
Clear Lake (21 quakes between mag 0.3-1.7), Coso (4 quakes between mag 0.9-2.0), Eldey (172 quakes between mag 0.0-3.4), Hualalai (1 quake mag 1.8), Hulubelu (2 quakes between mag 2.1-2.3), Ilopango (1 quake mag 3.0), Isla El Tigre (1 quake mag 2.1), Katla (3 quakes between mag 0.0-1.2), Kilauea (3 quakes between mag 1.8-2.1), Leonard Range (1 quake mag 2.7), Lipari (1 quake mag 1.4), Lysuhóll (1 quake mag 1.8), Maunaloa (1 quake mag 1.8), Mayotte Island (1 quake mag 1.2), Methana (1 quake mag 1.2), Milos (1 quake mag 3.0), Ontake-san (2 quakes between mag 3.5-4.0), Paluweh (1 quake mag 2.3), Prestahnukur (3 quakes between mag 0.2-1.6), Ruapehu (4 quakes between mag 0.1-1.1), Svartsengi (13 quakes between mag 0.0-2.3), Tambora (1 quake mag 2.2), Taupo (1 quake mag 1.3), Tenerife (2 quakes between mag 1.2-1.9), Torfajökull (4 quakes between mag 0.4-1.1), Whale Island (1 quake mag 1.7) (updated 18h50)

Note: Earthquakes within 20 km from and at depths less than 50 km under active volcanoes are reported. The list is not complete because many volcanoes are not monitored and/or seismic data in high resolution is not available publicly.

Volcanoes with recent earthquakes above magnitude 2 or more than 10 quakes are listed below:

Ararat volcano (Turkey): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Baluran volcano (East Java): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.2

Bardarbunga volcano (Iceland): 15 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.3

Chaîne des Puys volcano (France): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Clear Lake volcano (California): 21 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.7

Eldey volcano (Iceland): 172 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.4

Hulubelu volcano (Sumatra): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.3

Ilopango volcano (El Salvador): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Isla El Tigre volcano (Honduras): magnitude 2.1 earthquake

Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.1

Leonard Range volcano (Mindanao): magnitude 2.7 earthquake

Milos volcano (Greece): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Ontake-san volcano (Honshu): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 4.0

Paluweh volcano (Lesser Sunda Islands): magnitude 2.3 earthquake

Svartsengi volcano (Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland): 13 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.3

Tambora volcano (Sumbawa): magnitude 2.2 earthquake

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during May 2026

List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during May 2026:

#1: Mag 6.7 Iwate, 58 km east of Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan

#2: Mag 6.2 Banda Sea, 143 km northwest of Pulau Molu Island, Maluku, Indonesia

#3: Mag 6.1 Bering Sea, 75 mi west of Amatignak Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States

#4: Mag 6.0 North Atlantic Ocean, 68 km northeast of St John's, Antigua and Barbuda

#5: Mag 6.0 Province of Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, 315 km north of Butuan, Philippines

#6: Mag 5.9 Southeast Indian Ridge

#7: Mag 5.8 Bering Sea, 26 mi east of Buldir Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States

#8: Mag 5.8 South Pacific Ocean, 143 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

#9: Mag 5.8 Indian Ocean, 77 km south of Tambolaka, Indonesia

#10: Mag 5.8 Philippine Sea, 30 km northeast of Yilan, Taiwan

Earthquake stats:

A shallow magnitude 5.6 earthquake was reported after midnight near Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Monday, May 25th, 2026, at 12:48 am local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.6 earthquake as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.6.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage.
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Tandag (pop. 29,000) located 22 km from the epicenter.
In Bayugan (pop. 110,300) located 81 km from the epicenter, Tagbina (pop. 41,200) 84 km away, Prosperidad (pop. 90,200) 85 km away, and San Francisco (pop. 79,700) 85 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Butuan (pop. 309,700) located 94 km from the epicenter, Butuan (pop. 309,700) 94 km away, and Libertad (pop. 250,400) 99 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

Unconfirmed quake or seismic-like event reported: 1 km west of Surigao, Province of Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines, 2 minutes ago

We are receiving unverified early reports of ground shaking possibly caused by seismic activity in or near Surigao, Caraga, Philippines on 24 May 2026 (GMT) at approximately 16:51 GMT.
There are no details yet on the magnitude or depth of this possible quake. If confirmed, we can expect more accurate data to emerge in the next few minutes. The location, magnitude and time mentioned are indicative, based on our best-fit seismic model. They are temporary until our AllQuakes monitoring service receives more exact scientific data from a national or international seismological agency. Check back here shortly and stay safe.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 5.1 quake in the Philippines near Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Caraga, only 8 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the evening on Sunday, May 24th, 2026, at 9:19 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 55. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.1 as well. A third agency, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.3.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Tago (pop. 6,300) located 42 km from the epicenter, Tandag (pop. 29,000) 42 km away, Tagbina (pop. 41,200) 96 km away, Bah-Bah (pop. 28,600) 98 km away, Hinatuan (pop. 44,500) 99 km away, Bayugan (pop. 110,300) 101 km away, Butuan (pop. 309,700) 114 km away, and Butuan (pop. 309,700) 114 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.