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Sat, 30 Aug 2025, 18:00 1756576806 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during August 2025

Summary: 1 quake 7.0+, 12 quakes 6.0+, 238 quakes 5.0+, 1780 quakes 4.0+, 5583 quakes 3.0+, 12175 quakes 2.0+ (19789 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 6+: 12 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 238 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 1780 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 5583 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 12175 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 8 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 1.6 x 1016 joules (4418 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.8 x 106 tons of TNT or 237.6 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 7.6 learn moreList of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during August 2025:#1: Mag 7.5 South Atlantic Ocean, 271 km northwest of The Stars Village, AntarcticaThursday, Aug 21, 2025, at 10:16 pm (GMT -4) – #2: Mag 6.8 North Pacific Ocean, 94 km east of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, RussiaSunday, Aug 3, 2025, at 04:37 pm (GMT +11) – #3: Mag 6.4 Kabupaten Sarmi, South Papua, 204 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaTuesday, Aug 12, 2025, at 05:24 pm (Jayapura time) – #4: Mag 6.4 Pacific-Antarctic RidgeSaturday, Aug 2, 2025, at 07:57 pm (GMT -9) – #5: Mag 6.3 Coral Sea, 57 km southwest of Utupua Island, Solomon IslandsFriday, Aug 15, 2025, at 03:22 am (GMT +11) – #6: Mag 6.2 North Pacific Ocean,

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Aug 21, 08:35 am (Jayapura)

4.2

152 km78 km (48 mi) to the E 197 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste InfoAug 16, 02:09 am (GMT +9)

4.5

121 km55 km (34 mi) to the E Banda Sea, 59 km southwest of Pulau Damar Island, Maluku, Indonesia InfoAug 12, 06:33 am (GMT +9)

4.6

209 km41 km (25 mi) to the NE Banda Sea InfoAug 11, 02:51 am (GMT +9)

4.6

145 km42 km (26 mi) to the E Banda Sea InfoAug 6, 06:33 pm (GMT +9)

4.9

50 km9 km (5.6 mi) to the S Banda Sea InfoJul 30, 07:07 am (Jayapura)

4.7

148 km77 km (48 mi) to the E Banda Sea InfoJul 21, 03:41 pm (GMT +9)

4.6

285 km101 km (63 mi) to the N Banda Sea, 94 km northeast of Pulau Maopora Island, Maluku, Indonesia InfoNov 8, 2023 01:53 pm (GMT +9)

7.1

6 km239 km (149 mi) to the NE Banda Sea, 166 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, Indonesia InfoJan 10, 2023 02:47 am (Jayapura)

7.9

131 km265 km (165 mi) to the E Banda Sea, 101 km northeast of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, Indonesia 880 reportsInfoMay 27, 2022 11:36 am (GMT +9)

6.2

49 km90 km (56 mi) to the SW Banda Sea, 37 km northeast of Lospalos, Lautein, Timor-Leste 246 reportsInfoFeb 2, 2022 04:25 am (GMT +9)

6.0

119 km60 km (38 mi) to the NE 184 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste 55 reportsInfoDec 30, 2021 03:25 am (Jayapura)

7.3

165 km33 km (20 mi) to the NW Banda Sea, 19 km east of Pulau Romang Island, Maluku, Indonesia 1221 reportsInfoJun 24, 2019 11:53 am (Jayapura)

7.3

214 km208 km (130 mi) to

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