Earthquakes in December 2025

158 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.

Events

158

Strongest

M7.6

2025 Aomori Prefecture, Japan Earthquake

Busiest day

8 Dec

15 events

Daily average

5.1

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 158.

7.6
M7.6 earthquake near Hitokawame, Aomori
312 d ago41 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
7.0
M7.0 earthquake - 2025 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake
314 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
6.7
M6.7 earthquake near Kuji, Iwate
308 d ago19 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Yilan, Taiwan
293 d ago63 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Kuji, Iwate
312 d ago19 km deep
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province
298 d ago107 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Coishco, Ancash
292 d ago58 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Kuji, Iwate
289 d ago27 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan
296 d ago8 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Kuji, Iwate
312 d ago23 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka
302 d ago38 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - 89 km N of Yakutat, Alaska
312 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Tumxuk, Xinjiang
316 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 216 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam
296 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Labasa, Northern
301 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 229 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
305 d ago34 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Hitokawame, Aomori
310 d ago33 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Añatuya, Santiago del Estero
293 d ago593 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 129 km ESE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
294 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Mutsu, Aomori
295 d ago54 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 54 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
297 d ago157 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Hinatuan, Caraga
299 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
300 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 148 km SSE of Burica, Panama
302 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
303 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Saipan, Saipan
304 d ago80 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Kuji, Iwate
311 d ago48 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 72 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
313 d ago59 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Fiji region
317 d ago620 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Tsuha, Okinawa
290 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Ternate, North Maluku
299 d ago44 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 92 km SW of Basco, Philippines
302 d ago18 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
307 d ago108 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Piedecuesta, Santander Department
310 d ago164 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
312 d ago30 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Hitokawame, Aomori
312 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 58 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
313 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 201 km SW of José María Morelos, Mexico
315 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
316 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 193 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia
293 d ago25 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Hitokawame, Aomori
299 d ago57 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 278 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
303 d ago400 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Amaliáda, West Greece
304 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
306 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Calama, Antofagasta
307 d ago90 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Camiri, Santa Cruz Department
290 d ago554 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Huixtla, Chiapas
298 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
298 d ago49 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 108 km SSE of Colchane, Chile
300 d ago151 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
300 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Nahrīn, Baghlan
301 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 184 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
305 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
305 d ago72 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 202 km SE of Kushimoto, Japan
308 d ago367 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Hitokawame, Aomori
308 d ago33 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
311 d ago26 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
311 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
316 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
293 d ago84 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
297 d ago208 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 160 km SSE of Shima, Japan
297 d ago334 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
299 d ago33 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 114 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
299 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido
300 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido
300 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Hinatuan, Caraga
301 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
302 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 91 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
302 d ago62 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 108 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
303 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 213 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
304 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Bengkulu, Bengkulu
306 d ago59 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 57 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
308 d ago79 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Vallenar, Atacama
310 d ago45 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 40 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
311 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
311 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Hualien City, Taiwan
312 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 60 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
313 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 218 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
313 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska
313 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 93 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska
314 d ago5 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Drake Passage
315 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Fiji region
316 d ago599 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Salina Cruz, Oaxaca
316 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
318 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
318 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - west of Macquarie Island
289 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
290 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 97 km N of Yakutat, Alaska
290 d ago5 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
290 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
291 d ago52 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
292 d ago38 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 220 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
293 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 191 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia
293 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Drake Passage
294 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 236 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam
296 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Türkmenbaşy, Balkan
297 d ago49 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Isumi, Chiba
299 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 203 km SW of Tual, Indonesia
299 d ago45 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 83 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
299 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Tena, Napo
301 d ago10 km deep
Strong