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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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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 5, 10:29 pm (Santiago)

3.3

98 km84 km (52 mi) to the E 95 km Al E De Copiapó

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Nov 18, 02:19 am (GMT -3)

3.3

113 km83 km (52 mi) to the E 91 km east of Copiapo, Copiapo, Region de Atacama, Chile

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Oct 23, 07:01 am (Santiago)

3.1

59 km65 km (40 mi) to the SW 72 km southwest of Copiapo, Copiapo, Region de Atacama, Chile

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Oct 15, 10:37 am (Santiago)

4.2

72 km55 km (34 mi) to the N 39 km Al NE De Copiapó 3 reportsInfoOct 12, 07:02 pm (Santiago)

3.0

105 km83 km (51 mi) to the E 87 km east of Copiapo, Copiapo, Region de Atacama, Chile

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Jun 6, 02:15 pm (Santiago)

6.4

66 km77 km (48 mi) to the N 58 km north of Copiapo, Copiapo, Region de Atacama, Chile 28 reportsInfoApr 4, 2023 03:08 pm (Santiago)

5.9

53 km69 km (43 mi) to the W South Pacific Ocean, 63 km west of Copiapo, Copiapo, Region de Atacama, Chile 31 reportsInfoJan 30, 2013 04:15 pm (Santiago)

6.8

45 km71 km (44 mi) to the SW 55 km north of Vallenar, Huasco, Region de Atacama, Chile 3 reportsInfoDec 7, 2011 06:23 pm (Santiago)

6.1

20 km74 km (46 mi) to the SW 83 km southwest of Copiapo, Copiapo, Region de Atacama, Chile InfoMar 26, 2010 11:52 am (Santiago)

6.3

42 km70 km (43 mi) to the SW 81 km southwest of Copiapo, Copiapo, Region de Atacama, Chile InfoApr 30, 2006 05:40 pm (Santiago)

6.5

12 km85 km (53 mi) to the NW South Pacific Ocean, 74 km west of Copiapo, Copiapo, Region de Atacama, Chile InfoApr 30,

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