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Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025 06:20 | 12 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 Dec 2025
Summary: 6 quakes 5.0+, 40 quakes 4.0+, 165 quakes 3.0+, 431 quakes 2.0+ (642 total)
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Magnitude 5+: 6 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 40 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 165 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 431 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 6.9 x 1013 joules (19.2 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 16516 tons of TNT or 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 North Pacific Ocean, 73 km south of San Jose, Northern Mariana IslandsTuesday, Dec 16, 2025, at 09:06 am (GMT +10) – #2: Mag 5.6 North Pacific Ocean, 230 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaTuesday, Dec 16, 2025, at 07:33 am (GMT +12) – #3: Mag 5.3 Ionian Sea, 59 km southwest of Zakynthos Island, GreeceTuesday, Dec 16, 2025, at 12:41 am (GMT +1) – #4: Mag 5.3 North Pacific Ocean, 176 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaMonday, Dec 15, 2025, at 08:11 pm (GMT +12) – #5: Mag 5.1 North Pacific Ocean, 135 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, JapanTuesday, Dec 16, 2025, at 03:38 pm (GMT +10) – #6: Mag 5.0 Southwest Indian RidgeMonday, Dec 15, 2025,
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