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Mon, 18 Aug 2025, 18:00 1755540004 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during August 2025
Summary: 9 quakes 6.0+, 169 quakes 5.0+, 1202 quakes 4.0+, 3382 quakes 3.0+, 7422 quakes 2.0+ (12184 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 6+: 9 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 169 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 1202 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 3382 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 7422 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 3.8 x 1015 joules (1060 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 9.1 x 105 tons of TNT or 57 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 Pacific-Antarctic RidgeSaturday, Aug 2, 2025, at 07:57 pm (GMT -9) – #3: 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) – #4: Mag 6.1 North Pacific Ocean, 190 km east of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, RussiaSaturday, Aug 2, 2025, at 05:20 am (GMT +11) – #5: Mag 6.1 47 km south of Balikesir, Balikesir, TurkeySunday, Aug 10, 2025, at 07:53 pm (Istanbul time) – #6: Mag 6.0 North Pacific Ocean, 174 km south
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