USGS seismic monitoring data has confirmed exactly six earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 or greater worldwide during the May 11–17 window, anchoring the market’s near-certain consensus on this outcome. This count falls squarely within the long-term global average of five to eight such events per week, driven by routine activity along major subduction zones in the Pacific Ring of Fire and scattered mid-ocean ridge segments. No large-magnitude clusters, aftershock sequences, or unusual tectonic shifts elevated the tally above baseline rates, as tracked by the USGS Advanced National Seismic System. Final catalog reviews could theoretically alter one or two borderline events through magnitude revisions, though such adjustments are rare once preliminary detections stabilize.