Tuesday, Dec 23, 2025 00:24 | 14 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 23 Dec 2025
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 1 quake 5.0+, 33 quakes 4.0+, 153 quakes 3.0+, 349 quakes 2.0+ (537 total)
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 4+: 33 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 153 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 349 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 3.8 x 1014 joules (104 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 89631 tons of TNT or 5.6 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.5 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (22 Dec 2025)#1: Mag 6.5 64 km southwest of Madang, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMonday, Dec 22, 2025, at 08:31 pm (Port Moresby time) – #2: Mag 5.2 North Pacific Ocean, 118 km southwest of Huixtla, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoSunday, Dec 21, 2025, at 08:20 pm (GMT -6) – #3: Mag 4.9 Solomon Sea, 161 km southeast of Lolobau Island, Papua New GuineaTuesday, Dec 23, 2025, at 12:00 am (GMT +10) – #4: Mag 4.9 Tasman Sea, 418 km northwest of Whangarei, Northland, New ZealandMonday, Dec 22, 2025, at 09:37 pm (GMT +11) – #5: Mag 4.9 East China Sea, 81 km southwest of Kumejima, Okinawa, JapanMonday, Dec 22, 2025, at 08:38 pm (GMT +8) – #6: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean,
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