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Thursday, Dec 18, 2025 21:00 | 1 hour ago | By: several contributors

Map of today’s active volcanoes

Canlaon (Central Philippines): The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported that the eruption continued at Kanlaon on 17 December 2025 (local). Plume(s) rose to a maximum of 75 m (246 ft) above the vent. The alert level remained at “2 – Moderate Level of Volcanic Unrest” (level 2 on a 0–5 level scale).
Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
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Taal (Luzon, Philippines): The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported that the eruption continued at Taal on 17 December 2025 (local). Plume(s) were reported. The alert level remained at “1 – Low-Level Unrest” (on a 0–5 level scale).
Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
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Mayon (Luzon Island, Philippines): The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 11, 03:22 am (Manila)

4.1

8 km71 km (44 mi) to the SW 34 km north of Laoag, Province of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos, Philippines InfoNov 27, 11:10 am (Manila)

4.9

55 km58 km (36 mi) to the S 47 km northeast of Laoag, Province of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos, Philippines 7 reportsInfoNov 2, 04:32 pm (Manila)

4.4

10 km27 km (17 mi) to the E Luzon, Philippines 1 reportInfoOct 18, 06:50 pm (Manila)

4.7

29 km65 km (40 mi) to the SW South China Sea, 47 km north of Laoag, Philippines 3 reportsInfoOct 18, 04:00 am (Manila)

4.4

18 km80 km (50 mi) to the SW South China Sea, 48 km northwest of Laoag, Philippines InfoSep 12, 2023 07:03 pm (Manila)

6.2

31 km35 km (22 mi) to the NE South China Sea, 26 km southwest of Calayan Island, Philippines 28 reportsInfoJul 27, 2022 08:43 am (Manila)

7.0

34 km164 km (102 mi) to the S Province of Abra, Cordillera Administrative Region, 46 km east of Vigan, Philippines 2352 reportsInfoJul 1, 2022 02:40 am (Manila)

6.0

30 km32 km (20 mi) to the E South China Sea, 81 km northwest of Aparri, Philippines 111 reportsInfoJan 15, 2012 12:36 am (Manila)

5.8

17 km28 km (17 mi) to the NE South China Sea, 37 km north of Mabaag Island, Philippines InfoMar 20, 2011 04:26 pm (Manila)

6.0

27 km22 km (13 mi) to the E South China Sea, 44 km southwest of Calayan Island, Philippines InfoSep 30, 2010 05:00 pm (GMT +8)

5.8

15 km93 km (58 mi) to the NE South China Sea, 41 km north of Calayan Island, Philippines InfoMar 23, 2010 03:58

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 14, 12:34 am (Makassar)

4.5

99 km59 km (37 mi) to the NW Philippine Sea, 116 km east of Sarangani Island, PhilippinesI FELT IT InfoDec 12, 02:40 pm (GMT +8)

4.4

85 km76 km (47 mi) to the NW Philippine Sea, 116 km southeast of Malita, Davao Occidental, Davao, PhilippinesI FELT IT InfoDec 10, 10:09 pm (GMT +8)

4.2

32 km68 km (42 mi) to the NE Philippine Sea, 148 km northeast of Pulau Karakelang Island, Indonesia InfoNov 28, 11:28 pm (GMT +8)

4.5

153 km89 km (55 mi) to the NW 67 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines 2 reportsInfoNov 28, 12:41 am (GMT +8)

4.2

79 km83 km (51 mi) to the W Philippine Sea, 103 km northwest of Pulau Karakelang Island, Indonesia InfoOct 10, 09:43 am (Manila)

7.4

58 km229 km (142 mi) to the N Philippine Sea, 24 km east of Manay, Philippines 455 reportsInfoJan 9, 2024 04:48 am (GMT +8)

6.7

63 km82 km (51 mi) to the SW Philippine Sea, 144 km northwest of Pulau Kaburuang Island, Indonesia 59 reportsInfoOct 4, 2023 07:21 pm (GMT +8)

6.4

113 km89 km (55 mi) to the W 65 km E of Sarangani, Philippines 131 reportsInfoJan 18, 2023 03:06 pm (Jayapura)

7.1

64 km270 km (168 mi) to the S Maluku Sea, 116 km south of Pulau Kaburuang Island, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia 13 reportsInfoAug 11, 2021 05:46 pm (GMT +0)

7.0

63 km145 km (90 mi) to the N Mindanao, Philippines 617 reportsInfoJan 21, 2021 08:23 pm (GMT +8)

6.7

108 km77 km (48 mi) to the Enear Magnitude 6.8, Near of Davao 466 reportsInfoSep 29, 2019 10:02 am

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Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025 19:00 | 21 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during December 2025

Summary: 2 quakes 7.0+, 2 quakes 6.0+, 96 quakes 5.0+, 786 quakes 4.0+, 3556 quakes 3.0+, 7220 quakes 2.0+ (11662 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 6+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 96 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 786 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 3556 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 7220 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 8 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 2 x 1016 joules (5558 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4.8 x 106 tons of TNT or 298.9 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 7.7 learn moreList of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during December 2025:#1: Mag 7.6 Aomori, 324 km north of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanMonday, Dec 8, 2025, at 11:15 pm (GMT +9) – #2: Mag 7.0 Skagway Municipality, 229 mi northwest of Juneau, Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, United StatesSaturday, Dec 6, 2025, at 11:41 am (Yakutat time) – #3: Mag 6.6 North Pacific Ocean, Hokkaido, 205 km east of Aomori, Aomori, JapanTuesday, Dec 9, 2025, at 06:52 am (GMT +9) – #4: Mag 5.8 Xinjiang, ChinaThursday, Dec 4, 2025, at 01:44 pm (Urumqi time) – #5: Mag 5.8 North Pacific Ocean, 143 km northeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, JapanTuesday, Dec 9, 2025, at 04:56 am (GMT +10) – #6:

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