World Earthquake Report for Saturday, 23 August 2025
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 24 Aug 2025
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 8 quakes 5.0+, 44 quakes 4.0+, 175 quakes 3.0+, 386 quakes 2.0+ (614 total)
A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Drake Passage — between South America and Antarctica — late yesterday, prompting Chilean authorities to issue a tsunami advisory for parts of Antarctica. Although no evacuation orders were issued, the alert remains active (Associated Press).

Meanwhile, the United States Geological Survey reports that Deep East Texas experienced its third quake in under 24 hours, with the latest and strongest registering at magnitude 3.2 near Huxley—though no damage or injuries have been indicated (KTRE News).

According to our monitoring system, global seismicity during the past 24 hours has been unusually elevated recently — an exceptionally active period marked by one quake above magnitude 7, several in the magnitude 5 range and widespread moderate activity across various regions. Many of the quakes in the magnitude 5 range are still aftershocks of the massive 8.8 quake in Kamchatka 4 weeks ago - these are likely to continue for months to come and only slowly fade away.

In addition to the Drake Passage and Texas events, several magnitude-5 tremors were recorded near La Rioja, Argentina—evidencing the broad geographic spread of seismicity. Thankfully, no confirmed damage or casualties have been reported.

Overall, while the past 24 hours have been seismically intense, the only major impact remains the ongoing tsunami advisory in the Drake Passage region.

Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 8 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 44 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 175 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 386 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (23 Aug 2025)

#1: Mag 6.0 North Pacific Ocean, Departamento de San Salvador, 81 km southwest of Acajutla, El Salvador

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 03:14 am (GMT -6) -

#2: Mag 5.6 Indian Ocean, 23 km southwest of Pulau Babi Island, Indonesia

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 07:24 pm (Pontianak time) -

#3: Mag 5.5 North Pacific Ocean, 53 km east of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, Russia

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 02:44 pm (GMT +11) -

#4: Mag 5.5 Tonga

Friday, Aug 22, 2025, at 12:10 pm (GMT -12) -

#5: Mag 5.4 North Pacific Ocean, 154 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Sunday, Aug 24, 2025, at 08:29 am (GMT +11) -

#6: Mag 5.2 South Pacific Ocean, Tonga

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 04:49 am (GMT -11) -

#7: Mag 5.2 South Atlantic Ocean, 48 km northeast of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 10:58 am (GMT -2) -

#8: Mag 5.2 North Pacific Ocean, 181 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 03:22 pm (GMT +11) -

#9: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, 400 km south of Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga

Friday, Aug 22, 2025, at 12:43 pm (GMT -12) -

#10: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 166 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Sunday, Aug 24, 2025, at 06:58 am (GMT +11) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 3.9 4.9 km northwest of Segamat, Johor, Malaysia - 92 reports

Sunday, Aug 24, 2025, at 06:13 am (GMT +8) -

#2: Mag 6.0 North Pacific Ocean, Departamento de San Salvador, 81 km southwest of Acajutla, El Salvador - 87 reports

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 03:14 am (GMT -6) -

#3: Mag 4.6 Petorca, 59 km north of Vina del Mar, Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile - 26 reports

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 05:07 am (Santiago time) -

#4: Mag 5.6 Indian Ocean, 23 km southwest of Pulau Babi Island, Indonesia - 14 reports

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 07:24 pm (Pontianak time) -

#5: Mag 3.0 7.4 mi northeast of Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States - 8 reports

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 12:23 am (GMT -4) -

#6: Mag 2.8 7.2 mi northeast of Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States - 7 reports

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 12:17 am (GMT -4) -

#7: Mag 5.5 North Pacific Ocean, 53 km east of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, Russia - 4 reports

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 02:44 pm (GMT +11) -

#8: Mag 2.4 11 km west of Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy - 4 reports

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 10:57 pm (GMT +2) -

#9: Mag 5.2 North Pacific Ocean, 181 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia - 3 reports

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 03:22 pm (GMT +11) -

#10: Mag 3.6 Bali Sea, 16 km southwest of Mataram, Indonesia - 3 reports

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 02:05 pm (GMT +8) -

#11: Mag 3.4 Nay Pyi Taw, 16 km southeast of Kyaukse, Mandalay Region, Myanmar - 3 reports

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 09:12 pm (GMT +6:30) -

#12: Mag 3.9 South Pacific Ocean, 44 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 3 reports

Friday, Aug 22, 2025, at 10:51 pm (GMT -4) -

#13: Mag 4.6 146 km west of Aksu, Xinjiang, China - 3 reports

Sunday, Aug 24, 2025, at 03:06 am (Urumqi time) -

#14: Mag 4.3 North Pacific Ocean, Guatemala - 2 reports

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 03:17 am (GMT -6) -

#15: Mag 4.1 Balikesir, 46 km northeast of Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey - 2 reports

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 02:16 pm (Istanbul time) -

#16: Mag 2.1 Ionian Sea, 41 km southwest of Agrinio, Aitoloakarnania, West Greece, Greece - 2 reports

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025, at 07:11 am (GMT +3) -

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