World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 17 September 2025

Published: 17 September 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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

Wed, 17 Sep 2025, 14:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 17 Sep 2025

Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 1 quake 5.0+, 38 quakes 4.0+, 127 quakes 3.0+, 352 quakes 2.0+ (519 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 4+: 38 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 127 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 352 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 7.8 x 1013 joules (21.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 18755 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 6.0 Solomon Sea, 100 km west of Taiof Island, Bougainville, Papua New GuineaWednesday, Sep 17, 2025, at 03:59 am (GMT +11) – #2: Mag 5.1 Coral Sea, 92 km west of Tanna Island, Tafea Province, VanuatuWednesday, Sep 17, 2025, at 11:02 pm (GMT +11) – #3: Mag 4.9 East China Sea, Kagoshima-ken, 6.4 km southwest of Suwanose-jima Island, JapanWednesday, Sep 17, 2025, at 09:55 pm (GMT +9) – #4: Mag 4.9 141 km north of Naze, Kagoshima-ken, JapanWednesday, Sep 17, 2025, at 10:00 pm (GMT +9) – #5: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 91 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoTuesday, Sep 16, 2025, at 10:11 am (GMT -6) – #6: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 211

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Suwanose-jima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTED AT 20250917/1350Z OVER FL070 STNR OBS VA DTG: 17/1350Z

Published: 17 September 2025
Categories: Global Volcano Activity

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

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