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Thursday, Dec 18, 2025 06:20 | 9 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 18 Dec 2025

Summary: 7 quakes 5.0+, 39 quakes 4.0+, 139 quakes 3.0+, 398 quakes 2.0+ (583 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 7 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 39 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 139 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 398 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 7.2 x 1013 joules (19.9 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 17094 tons of TNT or 1.1 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.0 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 5.7 South Atlantic Ocean, 69 km southeast of Montagu Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsWednesday, Dec 17, 2025, at 03:05 pm (GMT -2) – #2: Mag 5.6 North Pacific Ocean, Provincia de Bocas del Toro, 193 km south of David, PanamaWednesday, Dec 17, 2025, at 05:07 pm (GMT -6) – #3: Mag 5.4 South Pacific Ocean, 187 km east of Vanuabalavu Island, Eastern, FijiThursday, Dec 18, 2025, at 05:23 am (GMT +12) – #4: Mag 5.2 Coral Sea, 50 km west of Aneityum Island, Tafea Province, VanuatuThursday, Dec 18, 2025, at 12:59 pm (GMT +11) – #5: Mag 5.1 Pacific-Antarctic RidgeWednesday, Dec 17, 2025, at 06:58 am (GMT -11) – #6: Mag 5.0 Coral Sea, 85

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Thursday, Dec 18, 2025 05:50 | 36 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 18 Dec 2025 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Akagi (3 quakes between mag 0.1-1.0), Aso (9 quakes between mag 0.3-3.0), Barva (1 quake mag 1.4), Biliran (1 quake mag 2.0), Cerro Singüil (1 quake mag 3.3), Clear Lake (52 quakes between mag 0.4-2.1)
Coso (4 quakes between mag 0.6-3.0), El Chichón (12 quakes between mag 2.1-2.9), Etna (9 quakes between mag 0.7-2.1), Heiðarsporðar (8 quakes between mag 0.2-2.1), Hekla (1 quake mag 1.2), Ijen (1 quake mag 2.6), Izu-Tobu (2 quakes between mag 0.8-1.6), Kawah Kamojang (1 quake mag 2.1), Kilauea (5 quakes between mag 1.7-2.4), Kolumbo (2 quakes between mag 1.4-1.5), La Palma (1 quake mag 1.7), Los Humeros (1 quake mag 3.7), Masaya (1 quake mag 2.4), Maunaloa (4 quakes between mag 1.5-2.1), Mount Rainier (1 quake mag 1.5), Newberry (1 quake mag 1.5), Nisyros (1 quake mag 2.4), Okataina (Tarawera) (1 quake mag 1.3), Pelée (1 quake mag 1.0), Piton de la Fournaise (1 quake mag 1.7), Sakurajima (1 quake mag 1.1), Shishaldin (1 quake mag 1.3), Suwanose-jima (1 quake mag 1.0), Svartsengi (1 quake mag 1.9), Tacana (1 quake mag 3.0),

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Thursday, Dec 18, 2025 05:37 | 50 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred only 6 minutes ago 71 km east of Bitung, Indonesia, Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.
The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 42. km beneath the epicenter near Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, early afternoon on Thursday, December 18th, 2025, at 2:30 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Bitung (pop. 137,400) located 71 km from the epicenter, Bitung (pop. 225,100) 77 km away, Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (pop. 8,000) 95 km away, Tondano (pop. 33,300) 101 km away, and Manado (pop. 451,900) 109 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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