World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 27 August 2025

Published: 26 August 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Wed, 27 Aug 2025, 06:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 27 Aug 2025

Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 9 quakes 5.0+, 40 quakes 4.0+, 102 quakes 3.0+, 327 quakes 2.0+ (479 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 9 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 40 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 102 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 327 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 1.1 x 1014 joules (30.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 26223 tons of TNT or 1.6 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.2 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 6.0 North Pacific Ocean, 70 km east of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, RussiaWednesday, Aug 27, 2025, at 02:49 pm (GMT +11) – #2: Mag 5.4 Caspian Sea, 278 km northwest of Svyatoi Island, Baku City, AzerbaijanTuesday, Aug 26, 2025, at 11:33 pm (GMT +3) – #3: Mag 5.2 TongaTuesday, Aug 26, 2025, at 12:10 pm (GMT -12) – #4: Mag 5.2 South Atlantic Ocean, 172 km northwest of Smith, isla Island, AntarcticaTuesday, Aug 26, 2025, at 08:04 pm (GMT -4) – #5: Mag 5.1 South Atlantic Ocean, 150 km north of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsWednesday, Aug 27, 2025, at 03:34 am (GMT -2) – #6: Mag 5.1 56 mi south of Sand Point,

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