Earthquakes in 2025
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Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2025
Strongest magnitude8.0 Mw  New Zealand
Deadliest7.7 Mw  El Salvador
5,024 deaths
Total fatalities5,041
Number by magnitude
9.0+0
8.0–8.91
7.0–7.93
6.0–6.913
5.0–5.90
4.0–4.90
← 2024

This is a list of earthquakes in 2025. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS.

Compared to other years edit

Number of earthquakes worldwide for 2015–2025
Magnitude 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024
8.0–9.9 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 1
7.0–7.9 18 16 6 16 9 9 16 11 19 12 3
6.0–6.9 127 131 104 118 135 111 141 117 125 133 12
5.0–5.9 1,413 1,550 1,447 1,671 1,484 1,315 2,046 1,603 1,373 1,246 0
4.0–4.9 13,777 13,700 10,544 12,782 11,897 12,135 14,643 13,707 12,172 13,563 0
Total 15,336 15,397 12,102 14,589 13,530 13,572 16,849 15,438 13,689 14,955 0

By death toll edit

Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date Event
1 5,024 7.7   El Salvador, Chalatenango IX (Violent) 10.0 February 4 2024 El Salvador earthquake

Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 dead.

By magnitude edit

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date Event
1 8.0 0   New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore VIII (Severe) 17.7 January 14 2025 Kermadec Islands earthquakes
2 7.8 0   New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore VIII (Severe) 42.2 January 14
3 7.7 5,024   El Salvador, Chalatenango IX (Violent) 10.0 February 4 2024 El Salvador earthquake
4 7.2 0   Russia, Kuril Islands offshore VI (Strong) 41.0 January 21 -

Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude.

By month edit

January edit

January
Strongest magnitude8.0 Mw   New Zealand
Deadliest5.9 Mw   India
9 deaths
Total fatalities11
Number by magnitude
9.0+0
8.0–8.91
7.0–7.92
6.0–6.912
5.0–5.90
4.0–4.90
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
1[1]   New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore 6.2 59.0 IV Foreshock of the 6.9 event three minutes later.[2] - -
1[3]   New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore 6.9 49.2 V - - -
5[4]   Peru, Huancavelica, 11 km (6.8 mi) east-northeast of Pilpichaca 6.0 95.0 V Some houses damaged in the Ayacucho-Huancavelica area.[5][6] - -
7[7]   India, Jammu and Kashmir, 26 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Bhaderwah 5.9 13.4 VII Further information: 2025 Kishtwar earthquake 9 302
9[8]   Indonesia, West Java offshore, 48 km (30 mi) south of Kawalu 5.8 100.1 V Four people injured, seven houses destroyed and 106 others damaged in Pangandaran Regency.[9] Two people injured, six houses collapsed and 102 others damaged in Garut.[10] One person injured and 47 buildings damaged in Tasikmalaya.[11] - 7
9[12]   Papua, Penama offshore, 29 km (18 mi) south-southwest of Melsisi 6.1 168.0 IV One person injured and seven houses damaged in Pentecost District.[13] Minor damage in Malakula and Luganville Districts.[14][15] - 1
13[16]   Iceland, Northeastern Region, 36 km (22 mi) east-northeast of Norðurþing 6.5 10.0 IX Four people slightly injured, three others hospitalized, several houses destroyed and many others damaged in Kópasker.[17][18] - 7
14[19]   New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore 7.8 42.2 VIII Further information: 2025 Kermadec Islands earthquakes - -
14[20]   New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore 8.0 17.7 VIII - -
14[21]   New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore 6.4 31.0 IV Aftershocks of the 7.8 and 8.0 events.[22] - -
15[23]   New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore 6.2 31.0 III - -
15[24]   New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore 6.1 33.0 IV - -
18[25]   Greece, Ionian Islands offshore, 26 km (16 mi) north-northwest of Itháki 6.3 10.0 VIII Two people killed, eight others injured,[26] many houses and a church collapsed in Lefkada.[27][28] Ten houses severely damaged in Sami.[29] Two buildings destroyed and many more damaged in Paliki.[30] Forty houses slightly damaged and rockfalls in Ithaca.[31][32] 2 8
21[33]   Russia, Kuril Islands offshore, 104 km (65 mi) east-southeast of Kurilsk 7.2 41.0 VI Minor damage in Kurilsk.[34] A tsunami was observed with heights of 37 cm (1.21 ft) at Kurilsk and 12 cm (0.39 ft) in Nemuro, Japan. - -
23[35]   Indonesia, East Nusa Tenggara offshore, 112 km (70 mi) north of Labuan Bajo 6.7 614.0 II - - -
24[36]   New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore 6.2 78.0 IV Aftershocks of the 7.8 and 8.0 events.[37] - -
26[38]   New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore 6.0 30.2 III - -

February edit

January
Strongest magnitude7.7 Mw   El Salvador
Deadliest7.7 Mw   El Salvador
5,024 deaths
Total fatalities5,030
Number by magnitude
9.0+0
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.91
6.0–6.91
5.0–5.90
4.0–4.90
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
1[39]   Indonesia, East Nusa Tenggara, 24 km (15 mi) south of Naisano Dua 5.7 10.0 VII One home destroyed and 23 others damaged in Kupang Regency;[40][41] 10 buildings damaged in Kupang.[42] - -
3[43]   Azerbaijan, Central Aran, 3 km (1.9 mi) east of Saatlı 5.7 12.0 VII Twenty-three people injured, 64 houses destroyed, 1,718 others damaged and power outages in Sabirabad District;[44] 12 people injured, 210 buildings destroyed and 1,520 others damaged in Saatly District;[45] one home destroyed and several damaged in Imishli District.[46] One building damaged in Parsabad, Iran.[47] - 35
4[48]   El Salvador, Chalatenango, 12 km (7.5 mi) northwest of Chalatenango 7.7 10.0 IX Further information: 2024 El Salvador earthquake 5,024 27,785
5[49]   India, Himachal Pradesh, 18 km (11 mi) west-northwest of Seoni 5.3 10.0 VII Four people killed, 201 injured, 600 buildings destroyed, 5,000 others damaged, landslides and power outages in the Shimla-Bilaspur-Solan area.[50][51][52][53] 4 201
6[54]   Papua, East Sepik, 21 km (13 mi) southeast of Yuat 5.2 10.0 VII Nine people injured, 36 houses collapsed and 407 others damaged in the Yuat-Angoram area.[55] - 9
6[56]   Papua, Madang, 20 km (12 mi) west-southwest of Gumbaion 6.0 11.5 VII Two people killed, 51 others injured, 75 houses destroyed, 984 others damaged, landslides and power outages in the Nayudo-Gusap area.[57][58][59] Minor damage in Goroka,[60] Kainantu,[61] and Saidor.[62] 2 61
4[63]   Guatemala, Izabal, 17 km (11 mi) north of Correndos, Honduras 5.6 5.0 VIII Four people injured, 52 houses destroyed and 278 others damaged in Puerto Barrios.[64] - 4

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