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Wed, 20 Aug 2025, 18:00 1755712805 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during August 2025

Summary: 9 quakes 6.0+, 179 quakes 5.0+, 1297 quakes 4.0+, 3724 quakes 3.0+, 8193 quakes 2.0+ (13402 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 6+: 9 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 179 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 1297 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 3724 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 8193 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 3.9 x 1015 joules (1088 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 9.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 58.5 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 7.2 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 6.2 North Pacific Ocean, 146 km east of Ostrov Kharimkotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaMonday, Aug 4, 2025, at 03:20 pm (GMT +11) – #5: Mag 6.1 North Pacific Ocean, 190 km east of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, RussiaSaturday, Aug 2, 2025, at 05:20 am (GMT +11) – #6: Mag 6.1 47 km south

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Thu, 21 Aug 2025, 17:50 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 21 Aug 2025 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Abu (11 quakes between mag 0.2-1.0), Agua (1 quake mag 2.3), Akan (1 quake mag 2.0), Akita-Yake-yama (2 quakes between mag 0.4-1.0), Akuseki-jima (1 quake mag 1.8), Bardarbunga (3 quakes between mag 0.6-1.1)
Brennisteinsfjöll (13 quakes between mag 0.1-2.2), Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) (11 quakes between mag 0.1-1.2), Cerro Singüil (1 quake mag 2.4), Clear Lake (32 quakes between mag 0.2-2.1), Coso (6 quakes between mag 0.3-1.5), El Chichón (7 quakes between mag 2.4-2.8), Eldey (1 quake mag 1.4), Granada (1 quake mag 2.7), Grímsnes (1 quake mag 3.0), Ijen (1 quake mag 2.9), Jaraguay (1 quake mag 3.0), Kilauea (1 quake mag 1.7), Kirishima (2 quakes between mag 0.3-1.1), Klyuchevskoy (10 quakes between mag 1.0-2.2), Kolumbo (2 quakes between mag 1.4-2.0), Kurikoma (2 quakes between mag 0.6-1.2), Kusatsu-Shirane (1 quake mag 2.5), La Palma (1 quake mag 1.6), Leonard Range (1 quake mag 3.9), Ljósufjöll (23 quakes between mag 0.2-2.2), Loihi (1 quake mag 2.2), Methana (2 quakes between mag 1.3-1.4), Michoacán-Guanajuato (2 quakes between mag 2.6-3.4), Norikura (2 quakes between mag 0.1-1.3), Platanar (1 quake mag 1.8), Popocatépetl (1 quake

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Aug 16, 12:07 am (Manila)

3.2

159 km66 km (41 mi) to the E Philippine Sea, 16 km southeast of Manay, Philippines  I FELT IT

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Aug 12, 09:23 am (Manila)

3.5

6 km59 km (37 mi) to the N Mindanao, Philippines 1 report

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Aug 10, 11:08 am (Manila)

3.0

2 km100 km (62 mi) to the N Mindanao, Philippines 1 report

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Aug 8, 05:54 am (GMT +8)

3.0

16 km72 km (45 mi) to the N Mindanao, Philippines 1 report

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Aug 8, 05:22 am (GMT +8)

3.0

3 km60 km (37 mi) to the N 13 km southwest of Monkayo, Davao de Oro, Davao, Philippines

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Jul 30, 05:59 am (Manila)

4.4

32 km75 km (46 mi) to the E Philippine Sea, 32 km northeast of Manay, Philippines InfoJul 23, 06:21 pm (Manila)

4.9

138 km88 km (55 mi) to the S Philippine Sea, 58 km south of Mati, Philippines 1 reportInfoJul 23, 12:02 pm (Manila)

4.7

10 km97 km (60 mi) to the N Province of Agusan del Sur, Caraga, 125 km east of NIA Valencia, Philippines 1 reportInfoJul 12, 05:17 pm (Manila)

3.9

24 km89 km (55 mi) to the S Philippine Sea, 54 km south of Mati, Philippines

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Jul 3, 06:59 am (Manila)

4.1

10 km94 km (59 mi) to the NE Philippine Sea, 73 km east of Monkayo, Davao de Oro, Davao, Philippines InfoDec 2, 2023 10:37 pm (Manila)

7.6

40 km148 km (92 mi) to the N Philippine Sea, 36 km north of Bislig, Philippines 565 reportsInfoOct 20, 2023 02:58 am (Manila)

5.9

8.5 km41 km (25 mi) to the NE Province of Davao Oriental, 37 km southeast of Compostela, Philippines 40 reportsInfoMar 7, 2023 02:02 pm (Manila)

5.9

16 km28 km

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