USGS, NRCan, GA, BGSMay 2026
Earthquakes in May 2026
The agencies located 1,157 earthquakes in May 2026: 984 in and near the U.S. (USGS, M2.5 or more), 130 in and near Canada (Earthquakes Canada, M2.5 or more), 35 in Australia (Geoscience Australia, M2.5 or more) and 8 in and around the U.K. (BGS, M1.5 or more). The largest was M6.1, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, on May 9, 2026.
How strong were they?
| Magnitude | Earthquakes |
|---|---|
| 5.0 or more | 7 |
| 4.0 to 4.9 | 50 |
| 3.0 to 3.9 | 391 |
| 2.5 to 2.9 | 703 |
| 1.5 to 2.4 (U.K.) | 6 |
Source: USGS earthquake catalog; Earthquakes Canada; Geoscience Australia; British Geological Survey.
The largest of May 2026
| Date | Magnitude | Place | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2026 | M6.1 | Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska | United States |
| 23 May 2026 | M6.0 | 13 km S of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii | United States |
| 6 May 2026 | M5.8 | 233 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska | United States |
| 9 May 2026 | M5.8 | 296 km WSW of Adak, Alaska | United States |
| 22 May 2026 | M5.6 | 172 km ENE of Atka, Alaska | United States |
| 23 May 2026 | M5.3 | 167 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska | United States |
| 1 May 2026 | M5.2 | 19 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada | United States |
| 18 May 2026 | M4.9 | 168 km E of Atka, Alaska | United States |
| 23 May 2026 | M4.9 | 92 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska | United States |
| 28 May 2026 | M4.9 | 43 km E of Adak, Alaska | United States |
Source: USGS earthquake catalog; Earthquakes Canada; Geoscience Australia; British Geological Survey.
By country
| Country | Agency | Earthquakes |
|---|---|---|
| United States | USGS | 984 |
| Canada | Earthquakes Canada | 130 |
| Australia | Geoscience Australia | 35 |
| United Kingdom | BGS | 8 |
Source: USGS earthquake catalog; Earthquakes Canada; Geoscience Australia; British Geological Survey.
The list below holds AreaZine's notices: the U.S., Canada and Australia from April 6, 2026, the U.K. (magnitude 1.5 or more) from 5 Aug 2026. The counts above are the agencies' complete catalogues.
AreaZine's earthquake notices, May 2026
1,237 notices in AreaZine's record; the latest first below. Every one, oldest first: May 1, 2026 to May 7, 2026 · May 7, 2026 to May 13, 2026 · May 13, 2026 to May 22, 2026 · May 22, 2026 to May 30, 2026 · May 30, 2026 to May 31, 2026.
- M3.4 earthquake, 31 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico 31 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico expired
- M2.6 earthquake, 25 km SSW of Atoka, New Mexico 25 km SSW of Atoka, New Mexico expired
- M2.7 earthquake, 207 km W of Port Hardy, BC 207 km W of Port Hardy, BC expired
- M2.9 earthquake, 142 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 142 km SSE of Atka, Alaska expired
- M2.7 earthquake, 195 km W of Port Hardy, BC 195 km W of Port Hardy, BC expired
- M2.7 earthquake, 86 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska 86 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska expired
- M2.6 earthquake, 10 km WNW of The Geysers, CA 10 km WNW of The Geysers, CA expired
- M3.9 earthquake, 22 km SE of Wright, Wyoming 22 km SE of Wright, Wyoming expired
- M2.6 earthquake, 221 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 221 km WSW of Adak, Alaska expired
- M3.9 earthquake, 204 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska 204 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska expired
- M3.1 earthquake, 299 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 299 km WSW of Adak, Alaska expired
- M3.2 earthquake, 95 km ESE of Adak, Alaska 95 km ESE of Adak, Alaska expired
- M3.0 earthquake, 89 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 89 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska expired
- M3.5 earthquake, 165 km W of Nikolski, Alaska 165 km W of Nikolski, Alaska expired
- M2.7 earthquake, 186 km SSW of Haines Junction, YT 186 km SSW of Haines Junction, YT expired
- M2.5 earthquake, 9 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska 9 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska expired
- M2.6 earthquake, Mining event, 13 km WSW of Kamloops, BC Mining event, 13 km WSW of Kamloops, BC expired
- M2.5 earthquake, 12 km W of Petrolia, CA 12 km W of Petrolia, CA expired
- M3.3 earthquake, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska expired
- M2.6 earthquake, 60 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 60 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska expired
Source: U.S. Geological Survey earthquake catalog.
Earlier notices kept from May 2026
98 earlier notices in AreaZine's record; the latest first below. Every one, oldest first: May 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026.
- M 6.0 Earthquake 36 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile Chile USGS
- M 5.0 Earthquake South of the Fiji Islands South Pacific USGS
- M 5.0 Earthquake 72 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu Vanuatu USGS
- M 5.0 Earthquake Strikes 81 km SE of Lae, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea USGS
- M 5.6 Earthquake Strikes 137 km SSE of Oistins, Barbados Barbados USGS
- M 5.0 Earthquake Strikes 195 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen Yemen USGS
- M 5.2 Earthquake Strikes Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge USGS
- M 5.3 Earthquake 106 km SW of Turpan, China China USGS
- M 5.1 Earthquake 86 km S of Pacocha, Peru Southern Peru USGS
- M 5.3 Earthquake Hits Revilla Gigedo Islands Region Revilla Gigedo Islands region USGS
- M 3.3 Earthquake 9 km WNW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX Baja California, Mexico USGS
- M 6.0 Earthquake Strikes Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge USGS
- M 5.1 Earthquake Strikes 131 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia Indonesia USGS
- M 5.1 Earthquake 26 km NE of Calama, Chile Chile USGS
- M 5.1 Earthquake Hits Owen Fracture Zone Region Owen Fracture Zone region USGS
- M 6.7 Earthquake 16 km ESE of Calama, Chile Chile USGS
- M 5.6 Earthquake Strikes 113 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia Indonesia USGS
- M 5.0 Earthquake Strikes 104 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea USGS
- M 5.0 Earthquake South of Africa South of Africa USGS
- M 5.0 Earthquake 54 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines Philippines USGS
Notices AreaZine published before its record of the live feed began. AreaZine no longer holds each agency's full record for them, so each line shows what AreaZine recorded and links the agency where it gave a link.