Incidents on 18 May 2026
Monday, 18 May 2026 — before continuous monitoring began on 9 August 2026. For this day we hold earthquakes from the USGS catalogue (magnitude 2.5 and above) and a few historical records, not a full record of every incident.
66
Recorded
2
Severe or extreme
18
Countries
3
Categories
Earthquake · 64 All earthquakes →
M5.1 Earthquake — 20 km NW of Liuzhou, China
Extreme
M5.2 Earthquake — 41 km SSE of Syriam, Burma (Myanmar)
Severe
M4.9 Earthquake — 168 km E of Atka, Alaska
Moderate
M5.3 Earthquake — Bouvet Island region
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — 126 km E of Miyako, Japan
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — 77 km NNW of Pārūn, Afghanistan
Moderate
M4.7 Earthquake — 21 km SSW of La Tirana, Chile
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — 17 km WSW of Ürümqi, China
Moderate
M5.1 Earthquake — Mid-Indian Ridge
Moderate
5.2-magnitude earthquake in Guangxi's Liuzhou city led to at least two deaths
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — 25 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
Moderate
M4.9 Earthquake — Southwest Indian Ridge
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — southeast Indian Ridge
Moderate
M5.4 Earthquake — West Chile Rise
Moderate
M3.2 Earthquake — 174 km ENE of Atka, Alaska
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 116 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska
Minor
M2.5 Earthquake — 101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 54 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
Minor
M3.7 Earthquake — 233 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska
Minor
M3.7 Earthquake — 235 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska
Minor
M3.0 Earthquake — 55 km SE of Atka, Alaska
Minor
M4.1 Earthquake — 93 km SE of Sinabang, Indonesia
Minor
M2.8 Earthquake — 82 km SSW of Adak, Alaska
Minor
M3.6 Earthquake — 98 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska
Minor
M2.8 Earthquake — 2 km ESE of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 93 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
Minor
M2.7 Earthquake — 243 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — 27 km SSE of Kettleman City, CA
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — 85 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
Minor
M2.7 Earthquake — 76 km SSW of Atka, Alaska
Minor
M2.9 Earthquake — 5 km SSW of Walsenburg, Colorado
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — 149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — 88 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 93 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
Minor
M2.8 Earthquake — 60 km NNE of White Mountain, Alaska
Minor
M3.6 Earthquake — 76 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
Minor
M2.9 Earthquake — 93 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — 87 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
Minor
M3.3 Earthquake — 76 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
Minor
M2.7 Earthquake — 22 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 141 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
Minor
M3.4 Earthquake — 81 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
Minor
M2.5 Earthquake — 5 km NNW of Huntington, Texas
Minor
M2.6 Earthquake — 22 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 44 km NW of Serang, Indonesia
Minor
M2.8 Earthquake — 22 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — 22 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 171 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
Minor
M2.6 Earthquake — 20 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
Minor
M4.1 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region
Minor
M2.6 Earthquake — 22 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 42 km SSW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 63 km SSE of Onagawa Chō, Japan
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 70 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 154 km ESE of Kuqa, China
Minor
M4.0 Earthquake — 68 km N of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea
Minor
M4.1 Earthquake — 58 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — 117 km WSW of San Nicolas, Philippines
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — 84 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — West Chile Rise
Minor
M4.0 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands
Minor
M2.6 Earthquake — 58 km S of Whites City, New Mexico
Minor
M3.8 Earthquake — 120 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands
Minor