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Tue, 26 Aug 2025, 18:00 1756231206 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during August 2025
Summary: 1 quake 7.0+, 11 quakes 6.0+, 212 quakes 5.0+, 1606 quakes 4.0+, 4848 quakes 3.0+, 10684 quakes 2.0+ (17362 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 6+: 11 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 212 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 1606 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 4848 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 10684 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 8 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 1.6 x 1016 joules (4346 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.7 x 106 tons of TNT or 233.7 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 7.6 learn moreList of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during August 2025:#1: Mag 6.8 North Pacific Ocean, 94 km east of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, RussiaSunday, Aug 3, 2025, at 04:37 pm (GMT +11) – #2: Mag 6.4 Kabupaten Sarmi, South Papua, 204 km west of Jayapura, IndonesiaTuesday, Aug 12, 2025, at 05:24 pm (Jayapura time) – #3: Mag 6.4 Pacific-Antarctic RidgeSaturday, Aug 2, 2025, at 07:57 pm (GMT -9) – #4: Mag 6.3 Coral Sea, 57 km southwest of Utupua Island, Solomon IslandsFriday, Aug 15, 2025, at 03:22 am (GMT +11) – #5: Mag 6.2 North Pacific Ocean, 146 km east of Ostrov Kharimkotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaMonday, Aug 4, 2025, at 03:20 pm (GMT +11) – #6: Mag 6.1 North
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