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Thursday, Dec 18, 2025 23:20 | 59 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 18 Dec 2025

Summary: 5 quakes 5.0+, 39 quakes 4.0+, 175 quakes 3.0+, 407 quakes 2.0+ (626 total)
Magnitude 5+: 5 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 39 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 175 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 407 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 8.2 x 1013 joules (22.7 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 19510 tons of TNT or 1.2 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.1 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 5.9 North Pacific Ocean, 72 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, RussiaFriday, Dec 19, 2025, at 12:37 am (GMT +12) – #2: Mag 5.5 South China Sea, 67 km north of Calayan Island, PhilippinesThursday, Dec 18, 2025, at 03:27 pm (GMT +8) – #3: Mag 5.2 Coral Sea, 50 km west of Aneityum Island, Tafea Province, VanuatuThursday, Dec 18, 2025, at 12:59 pm (GMT +11) – #4: Mag 5.1 North Pacific Ocean, 78 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaFriday, Dec 19, 2025, at 01:42 am (GMT +11) – #5: Mag 5.0 Philippine Sea, 19 km northeast of Hualien City, TaiwanThursday, Dec 18, 2025, at 07:32 pm (Taipei time) – #6: Mag 4.9 South Pacific Ocean, 73 km south of Tofua Island, Ha’apai, TongaThursday, Dec

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 18, 08:27 am (Jayapura)

3.9

165 km41 km (26 mi) to the SW Banda Sea, 126 km north of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT

Info

Dec 18, 04:44 am (GMT +9)

4.0

164 km76 km (47 mi) to the SW Banda Sea, 95 km north of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT InfoDec 17, 07:48 pm (GMT +9)

3.9

139 km45 km (28 mi) to the SW Banda Sea, 115 km north of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT

Info

Dec 16, 05:50 am (Jayapura)

4.2

195 km35 km (22 mi) to the NW Banda Sea, 342 km southeast of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT InfoDec 14, 10:31 pm (GMT +9)

3.6

136 km86 km (53 mi) to the S Banda Sea, 74 km northeast of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT

Info

Dec 13, 11:23 pm (GMT +9)

4.2

214 km77 km (48 mi) to the NW Banda Sea, 301 km southeast of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT InfoOct 28, 11:40 pm (GMT +9)

6.4

168 km73 km (46 mi) to the S Banda Sea, 83 km northeast of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia 195 reportsInfoNov 8, 2023 10:02 pm (Jayapura)

6.7

10 km52 km (32 mi) to the W Banda Sea 1 reportInfoNov 8, 2023 01:53 pm (GMT +9)

7.1

6 km85 km (53 mi) to the W Banda Sea, 166 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, Indonesia InfoNov 8, 2023 01:52 pm (GMT +9)

6.7

10 km64 km (40 mi) to the W Banda Sea, 164 km north of Pulau Wetan Island,

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 18, 08:27 am (Jayapura)

3.9

165 km41 km (26 mi) to the SW Banda Sea, 126 km north of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT

Info

Dec 18, 04:44 am (GMT +9)

4.0

164 km76 km (47 mi) to the SW Banda Sea, 95 km north of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT InfoDec 17, 07:48 pm (GMT +9)

3.9

139 km45 km (28 mi) to the SW Banda Sea, 115 km north of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT

Info

Dec 16, 05:50 am (Jayapura)

4.2

195 km35 km (22 mi) to the NW Banda Sea, 342 km southeast of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT InfoDec 14, 10:31 pm (GMT +9)

3.6

136 km86 km (53 mi) to the S Banda Sea, 74 km northeast of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT

Info

Dec 13, 11:23 pm (GMT +9)

4.2

214 km77 km (48 mi) to the NW Banda Sea, 301 km southeast of Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia  I FELT IT InfoOct 28, 11:40 pm (GMT +9)

6.4

168 km73 km (46 mi) to the S Banda Sea, 83 km northeast of Pulau Dai Island, Maluku, Indonesia 195 reportsInfoNov 8, 2023 10:02 pm (Jayapura)

6.7

10 km52 km (32 mi) to the W Banda Sea 1 reportInfoNov 8, 2023 01:53 pm (GMT +9)

7.1

6 km85 km (53 mi) to the W Banda Sea, 166 km north of Pulau Wetan Island, Maluku, Indonesia InfoNov 8, 2023 01:52 pm (GMT +9)

6.7

10 km64 km (40 mi) to the W Banda Sea, 164 km north of Pulau Wetan Island,

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 10, 11:30 pm (GMT +10)

5.3

107 km52 km (32 mi) to the SE Solomon Sea, 80 km west of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea InfoDec 4, 11:16 pm (GMT +11)

4.8

140 km79 km (49 mi) to the NW Solomon Sea, 59 km west of Taiof Island, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea InfoDec 2, 12:56 pm (Bougainville)

4.9

168 km54 km (34 mi) to the SE Solomon Sea, 65 km west of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea InfoOct 28, 08:13 pm (GMT +11)

5.0

10 km78 km (48 mi) to the SE Solomon Sea, 96 km southwest of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea InfoOct 24, 05:39 pm (GMT +11)

4.9

85 km31 km (19 mi) to the SW Solomon Sea, 90 km southwest of Taiof Island, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea InfoJan 16, 2022 10:52 pm (GMT +10)

6.1

379 km54 km (34 mi) to the SE 74 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 2 reportsInfoApr 25, 2020 12:53 pm (GMT +10)

6.0

17 km57 km (35 mi) to the SW Solomon Sea, 146 km west of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea 1 reportInfoJan 22, 2017 03:30 pm (Bougainville)

7.8

156 km56 km (35 mi) to the E 60 km west of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea 5 reportsInfoDec 17, 2016 09:27 pm (GMT +10)

6.4

34 km86 km (53 mi) to the NW Solomon Sea, 199 km west of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea InfoDec 17, 2016 08:51 pm (Port Moresby)

7.8

81 km210 km (130 mi) to the NW South Pacific Ocean, 50 km south of Ambitle Island, Papua New Guinea 4 reportsInfoDec 11, 2016 03:24

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