A strong earthquake registered by the EMSC as M6.1 hit Crete, Greece, at 22:51 UTC on May 13, 2025 (00:51 local time, May 14) at a depth of 71 km (44 miles). USGS is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 74 km (46 miles).
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.6 hit southwest China’s Xizang autonomous region at 21:11 UTC on May 11, 2025 (05:11 local time on May 12). The agency is reporting a depth of 9 km (6 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit the southern East Pacific Rise at 03:55 UTC on May 5, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.4 struck Culberson County, Texas, near the New Mexico border, at 01:47 UTC on May 4, 2025 (20:47 LT on May 3). The agency reports a depth of 7.5 km (4.6 miles). The earthquake occurred in an area of intense oil and gas activity within the Permian Basin.
A strong earthquake registered by the BMKG as M6.0 hit NW of Pohuwanto in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia at 19:51 WIB (12:51 UTC) on May 3, 2025. The agency reports a depth of 90 km (56 miles). USGS registered the same magnitude but at a depth of 108.4 km (67.3 miles).
A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.4 hit Drake Passage, near the coast of southern Argentina, at 12:58 UTC on May 2, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.8 hit the Macquarie Island region at 14:53 UTC on April 29, 2025. The agency reports a depth of 4.5 km (2.8 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.8 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Macquarie Island is located about halfway between Antarctica and New Zealand.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit off the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand at 13:16 UTC on April 29, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). GeoNet is reporting it as an M5.9 earthquake at a depth of 12 km (7.5 miles).
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit near the coast of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, at 11:44 UTC (06:44 local time) on April 25, 2025, at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The earthquake damaged more than 800 buildings, destroyed at least 179, and injured 32 people, according to the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR).
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit near the coast of Ecuador at 11:45 UTC (06:45 local time) on April 25, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 35 km (22 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
