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Strong mag. 5.4 earthquake – Russia: East OF Kuril Islands on Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025, at 01:44 am (Universal Time)

Published: 16 December 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 17, 03:27 am (GMT +10)

4.5

60 km55 km (34 mi) to the S North Pacific Ocean, 150 km southeast of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia  I FELT IT InfoDec 16, 01:47 am (GMT +10)

4.5

50 km89 km (55 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 99 km south of Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia  I FELT IT InfoNov 21, 02:17 pm (Sakhalin)

4.6

70 km121 km (75 mi) to the NW Sea of Okhotsk, 24 km northeast of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia InfoOct 15, 12:05 am (GMT +11)

4.4

102 km41 km (26 mi) to the NW North Pacific Ocean, 83 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia InfoSep 29, 10:47 am (GMT +11)

4.4

74 km67 km (42 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 96 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia InfoMay 30, 09:23 am (GMT +11)

5.4

63 km80 km (50 mi) to the NW North Pacific Ocean, 49 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia 5 reportsInfoSep 29, 2023 03:40 am (GMT +10)

5.8

30 km106 km (66 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 109 km southeast of Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia 1 reportInfoAug 7, 2022 11:40 pm (GMT +10)

5.9

62 km33 km (20 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 108 km east of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia 24 reportsInfoMar 3, 2021 07:22 am (GMT +10)

5.8

39 km67 km (42 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 98 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia 2 reportsInfoFeb 20, 2021

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Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake – 24 km northeast of İskenderun, Hatay, Turkey, on Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025, at 04:15 am (Istanbul time)

Published: 16 December 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

RSS feed source: Volcano Discovery.com--Global earthquake monitor

Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 15, 12:20 pm (Istanbul)

4.2

7 km51 km (32 mi) to the S 5.7 km northeast of Antakya, Hatay, Turkey  I FELT IT – 9 reportsInfoNov 20, 12:09 pm (Istanbul)

4.4

7 km55 km (34 mi) to the N 67 km west of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey 2 reportsInfoOct 23, 10:08 pm (Istanbul)

4.0

7.1 km90 km (56 mi) to the NE 22 km south of Kahramanmaras, Kahramanmaras, Turkey 9 reportsInfoJan 10, 07:08 am (Istanbul)

4.2

10 km80 km (50 mi) to the SW 24 km southwest of Antakya, Hatay, Turkey 5 reportsInfoSep 7, 2024 09:31 am (Istanbul)

5.0

4.1 km91 km (57 mi) to the NE Kahramanmaras, 40 km northwest of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey 28 reportsInfoJul 28, 2024 06:13 pm (Istanbul)

4.3

10 km40 km (25 mi) to the SW 18 km north of Antakya, Hatay, Turkey 1 reportInfoFeb 20, 2023 08:07 pm (Istanbul)

5.5

10 km72 km (44 mi) to the SW 21 km west of Antakya, Hatay, Turkey 5 reportsInfoFeb 20, 2023 08:04 pm (Istanbul)

6.3

16 km67 km (41 mi) to the SW 13 km southwest of Antakya, Hatay, Turkey 1314 reportsInfoFeb 16, 2023 10:47 pm (Istanbul)

5.2

10 km78 km (49 mi) to the SW Eastern Mediterranean, 33 km west of Antakya, Hatay, Turkey 202 reportsInfoFeb 6, 2023 11:37 pm (Istanbul)

5.3

10 km88 km (54 mi) to the NE 34 km northwest of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey 19 reportsInfoFeb 6, 2023 01:24 pm (Istanbul)

7.5

7.4 km164 km (102 mi) to the NE 22 km south of Elbistan, Kahramanmaras, Turkey 327 reportsInfoFeb 6, 2023 05:23 am (Istanbul)

5.3

11 km75 km (46 mi) to the NE 39 km west of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey 5

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Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA LAST REPORTED AT 17/0031Z OBS VA DTG: 17/0040Z to 14000 ft (4300 m)

Published: 16 December 2025
Categories: Global Volcano Activity

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<!–div style="font-size:14px;text-align:center;border:3px solid blue;border-radius:5px;padding:3px;margin:5px;background:#eee"><a href="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/volcano-report.php?volcanoId=44" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Share a volcano (activity) report, submit a photo or other interesting news!” onclick=”window.open(this.href,’Volcano Report’,’status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=500,width=450′);return false”>Send Volcano Report</div–> Stratovolcano 3676 m (12,060 ft)
East Java, Indonesia, -8.11°S / 112.92°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Semeru volcano eruptions:
1818, 1829, 1830, 1832, 1836, 1838, 1842, 1844, 1845, 1848, 1849(?), 1851, 1856, 1857, 1865, 1866(?), 1887, 1887, 1888, 1889-91, 1892, 1893, 1893-94, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1941-42, 1945, 1946, 1946-47, 1950-64, 1967-ongoing
Typical eruption style
Explosive. Near constant strombolian activity, occasionally stronger explosions, lava flows and pyroclastic flows.

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Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake – 10.7 km west of Richmond, Tasman, New Zealand, on Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025, at 01:58 pm (Auckland time)

Published: 16 December 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 17, 02:26 am (GMT +13)

3.2

78 km62 km (39 mi) to the NE Tasman Sea, 44 km northeast of Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand  I FELT IT

Info

Dec 16, 12:27 am (Auckland)

3.7

5 km61 km (38 mi) to the NW 70 km northwest of Richmond, Tasman, New Zealand  I FELT IT – 3 reportsInfoDec 9, 09:27 am (Auckland)

3.3

58 km34 km (21 mi) to the E Marlborough, 22 km southeast of Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand

Info

Dec 6, 06:50 pm (Auckland)

3.3

64 km51 km (32 mi) to the S Marlborough, 56 km south of Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand

Info

Nov 23, 06:23 pm (Auckland)

3.8

19 km106 km (66 mi) to the SE South Pacific Ocean, 70 km southwest of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 1 report

Info

Oct 6, 04:22 am (Auckland)

3.6

5 km43 km (27 mi) to the W West Coast, 60 km west of Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand

Info

Sep 24, 12:23 pm (Auckland)

4.5

102 km91 km (57 mi) to the NE Tasman Sea, 76 km northeast of Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand 1 reportInfoSep 22, 07:05 am (Auckland)

3.6

58 km77 km (48 mi) to the NE Marlborough, 93 km northwest of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Info

Oct 30, 2022 12:35 pm (Auckland)

5.3

53 km85 km (53 mi) to the SW Tasman, 99 km southwest of Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand 22 reportsInfoSep 3, 2020 10:13 pm (Auckland)

5.7

62 km62 km (39 mi) to the SW Tasman, 78 km southwest of Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand 131 reportsInfoNov 15, 2016 06:30 am (Universal Time)

5.4

20 km71 km (44 mi) to the SE 45 km southwest of Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand 2

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