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Tue, 26 Aug 2025, 15:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 26 Aug 2025
Summary: 6 quakes 5.0+, 36 quakes 4.0+, 126 quakes 3.0+, 364 quakes 2.0+ (532 total)
Seismic activity has been moderate, with a number of notable earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater. The most significant events occurred in the Pacific “Ring of Fire” region.
Notable Earthquakes (Magnitude 5.0 and above):
Numerous smaller earthquakes, primarily in the M4.0 range, were also widely reported across the globe, including in Kamchatka, Russia; Papua New Guinea; Italy; Ecuador; and Chile.
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 6 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 36 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 126 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 364 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 6.1 x 1013 joules (16.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 14462 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.0 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 5.6 South Pacific Ocean, 47 km northeast of Lakeba Island, Eastern, FijiTuesday, Aug 26, 2025, at 01:32 pm (Fiji time) – #2: Mag 5.6 North Pacific Ocean, 92 km east of Ostrov Onekotan Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaTuesday, Aug 26, 2025, at 09:13 am (GMT +11) – #3: Mag 5.1 56 mi south of Sand Point, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United StatesMonday, Aug 25, 2025, at 09:03 pm
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