World Earthquake Report for Monday, 15 December 2025
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 Dec 2025
Summary: 7 quakes 5.0+, 36 quakes 4.0+, 162 quakes 3.0+, 438 quakes 2.0+ (643 total)
Magnitude 5+: 7 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 36 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 162 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 438 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (15 Dec 2025)

#1: Mag 5.8 North Pacific Ocean, 257 km northeast of Pulau Waigeo Island, Indonesia

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 10:38 am (GMT +9) -

#2: Mag 5.7 North Pacific Ocean, 73 km south of San Jose, Northern Mariana Islands

Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025, at 09:06 am (GMT +10) -

#3: Mag 5.6 North Pacific Ocean, 230 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025, at 06:33 am (GMT +11) -

#4: Mag 5.3 Ionian Sea, 59 km southwest of Zakynthos Island, Greece

Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025, at 01:41 am (GMT +2) -

#5: Mag 5.3 North Pacific Ocean, 176 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 08:11 pm (GMT +12) -

#6: Mag 5.2 South Atlantic Ocean, 49 km southeast of Montagu Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Sunday, Dec 14, 2025, at 10:43 pm (GMT -2) -

#7: Mag 5.0 Southwest Indian Ridge

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 11:48 pm (GMT +4) -

#8: Mag 4.9 Bering Sea, 33 mi south of Adak, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 08:03 am (GMT -10) -

#9: Mag 4.9 South Pacific Ocean, 199 km south of Kabara Island, Eastern, Fiji

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 07:43 pm (Fiji time) -

#10: Mag 4.8 Indian Ocean, 31 km north of Pulau Pini Island, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 04:06 pm (GMT +7) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 3.0 7.7 km northwest of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand - 29 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 11:32 pm (GMT +13) -

#2: Mag 3.4 10 km south of Evora, Distrito de Evora, Portugal - 25 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 09:39 am (Lisbon time) -

#3: Mag 3.2 9.7 km northeast of Vitina, Gjilan District, Kosovo - 24 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 07:20 am (Belgrade time) -

#4: Mag 4.8 45 km south of Uthal, Balochistan, Pakistan - 23 reports

Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025, at 12:50 am (Karachi time) -

#5: Mag 5.7 North Pacific Ocean, 73 km south of San Jose, Northern Mariana Islands - 21 reports

Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025, at 09:06 am (GMT +10) -

#6: Mag 2.8 2.8 mi southeast of San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California, United States - 20 reports

Sunday, Dec 14, 2025, at 10:46 pm (GMT -8) -

#7: Mag 5.3 Ionian Sea, 59 km southwest of Zakynthos Island, Greece - 19 reports

Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025, at 01:41 am (GMT +2) -

#8: Mag 3.3 7.2 mi southeast of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, United States - 18 reports

Sunday, Dec 14, 2025, at 04:04 pm (Los Angeles time) -

#9: Mag 4.2 5.7 km northeast of Antakya, Hatay, Turkey - 15 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 12:20 pm (Istanbul time) -

#10: Mag 4.4 22 km east of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand - 12 reports

Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025, at 01:05 am (Auckland time) -

#11: Mag 5.6 North Pacific Ocean, 230 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia - 12 reports

Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025, at 06:33 am (GMT +11) -

#12: Mag 3.0 25 km north of Edessa, Nomos Pellis, Central Macedonia, Greece - 8 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 06:22 pm (GMT +2) -

#13: Mag 2.9 26 mi east of Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington, United States - 7 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 08:29 am (GMT -8) -

#14: Mag 4.7 42 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 6 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 05:51 am (Santiago time) -

#15: Mag 4.0 5 km southwest of Zelenokumsk, Stavropol Kray, Russia - 5 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 08:57 pm (Moscow time) -

#16: Mag 2.6 2.5 mi southeast of San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California, United States - 4 reports

Sunday, Dec 14, 2025, at 10:47 pm (GMT -8) -

#17: Mag 2.6 Nomos Kilkis, 24 km north of Thessaloniki, Greece - 3 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 06:29 pm (GMT +2) -

#18: Mag 4.7 Provincia de Puntarenas, 86 km south of San Isidro, Costa Rica - 3 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 03:04 am (Costa Rica time) -

#19: Mag 3.9 Indian Ocean, 131 km southeast of Yogyakarta, Indonesia - 3 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 05:54 pm (GMT +7) -

#20: Mag 4.0 Eastern Mediterranean, 143 km southeast of Siracusa, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy - 2 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 10:11 am (GMT +1) -

#21: Mag 2.3 9 mi southeast of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, United States - 2 reports

Sunday, Dec 14, 2025, at 04:07 pm (GMT -8) -

#22: Mag 3.2 51 km west of Focsani, Vrancea, Romania - 2 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 10:21 pm (Bucharest time) -

#23: Mag 2.4 8.9 km north of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand - 2 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 11:30 pm (GMT +13) -

#24: Mag 2.3 Culberson County, Texas, 50 mi south of Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, United States - 2 reports

Sunday, Dec 14, 2025, at 11:16 pm (GMT -6) -

#25: Mag 2.4 12 km southwest of Ehingen, Tuebingen Region, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany - 2 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 10:47 am (GMT +1) -

#26: Mag 3.1 15 km northwest of Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal - 2 reports

Monday, Dec 15, 2025, at 12:25 pm (Azores time) -

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