World Earthquake Report for May 2022
Wed, 1 Jun 2022, 00:24 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during May 2022
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Summary: 1 quake 7.0+, 11 quakes 6.0+, 145 quakes 5.0+, 1214 quakes 4.0+, 3523 quakes 3.0+, 7594 quakes 2.0+ (12488 total)Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 6+: 11 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 145 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 1214 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 3523 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 7594 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 8 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 9.1 x 1015 joules (2516 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.2 x 106 tons of TNT or 135.3 atomic bombs!) learn more
List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during May 2022:
#1: Mag 7.2 30 km east of Ayaviri, Puno, Peru
Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 7:02 am (GMT -5) -#2: Mag 6.9 South Pacific Ocean, Australia
Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 8:13 pm (GMT +10) -#3: Mag 6.8 153 km northwest of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 8:06 pm (GMT -3) -#4: Mag 6.4 South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia
Friday, May 27, 2022 at 2:37 am (GMT +11) -#5: Mag 6.3 Philippine Sea, Japan, 91 km east of Hualien City, Taiwan
Monday, May 9, 2022 at 3:23 pm (GMT +9) -#6: Mag 6.3 Bismarck Sea, 215 km north of Madang, Papua New Guinea
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 8:33 am (GMT +10) -#7: Mag 6.3 South Pacific Ocean
Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 7:06 pm (GMT +12) -#8: Mag 6.2 South Pacific Ocean
Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 10:10 am (GMT -8) -#9: Mag 6.2 Banda Sea, 38 km northeast of Lospalos, Municipio de Lautem, Timor-Leste
Friday, May 27, 2022 at 11:36 am (GMT +9) -#10: Mag 6.1 6.2 km west of Balayan, Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippines
Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 5:50 am (GMT +8) -Earthquake stats:
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Summary: 2 quakes 7.0+, 14 quakes 6.0+, 182 quakes 5.0+, 1488 quakes 4.0+, 4056 quakes 3.0+, 9381 quakes 2.0+ (15123 total) ... Read allShow more