RSS feed source: Volcano Discovery.com

Thu, 21 Aug 2025, 12:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 21 Aug 2025

Summary: 3 quakes 5.0+, 59 quakes 4.0+, 149 quakes 3.0+, 382 quakes 2.0+ (593 total)
Today’s seismic activity was relatively moderate but varied across regions. In Indonesia, a magnitude-4.9 quake near Bekasi rattled Jakarta and surrounding areas Wednesday night, though no damage or casualties were immediately reported (Tempo). In the United States, a 4.1-magnitude tremor struck near Fairbanks, Alaska around noon, with preliminary reports indicating little to no disruption (VolcanoDiscovery). In Russia’s Far East, a magnitude-5.2 earthquake occurred near Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast; based on available data, no significant damage was noted (VolcanoDiscovery).
Southeast Asia also saw activity: near Yangon, Myanmar, two quake —magnitude-5.0 early evening and a 5.2-magnitude in the morning struck the West Yangon District; press coverage hasn’t detailed any damage or injuries (VolcanoDiscovery).
Additionally, minor quakes were recorded in California, including a 2.5-magnitude near Woodside and smaller tremors in Petrolia and near The Geysers, all causing no notable effects (SanLuisObispo.com, USGS).
Overall, today’s activity featured several mid-magnitude quakes dispersed across the globe, with no confirmed serious impact reported in the press at this time.
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 59 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 149 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 382 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 6.1 x 1013

Click this link to continue reading the article on the source website.

RSS feed source: Volcano Discovery.com

Support Us – Help Us Enhance Our Services! We’re passionate about delivering the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the globe — just for you. However, maintaining our website and free apps requires significant time, effort, and resources.
Your support helps us expand our hardware and software capabilities and empowers our dedicated editorial team. Our mission is to provide uninterrupted, real-time updates whenever an earthquake strikes or a volcano erupts — and your donations make this possible. Every contribution, big or small, is deeply appreciated. If you find our information valuable and want to help us add new features, create compelling content, and improve our technology, please consider making a donation: Donate with Card or Apple/Google Pay: Donate with PayPal: Planned Features: Improved multilingual support Tsunami alerts Faster responsiveness Thanks to your past donations, we have recently added: Design upgrades Detailed earthquake statistics Additional seismic data sources Download the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app to stay among the first to receive the fastest seismic and volcano alerts online:
Android | iOS

Thank you for being part of our mission!

Click this link to continue reading the article on the source website.