Strongest magnitude | 8.0 Mw New Zealand |
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Deadliest | 7.7 Mw El Salvador 5,024 deaths |
Total fatalities | 5,041 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0–8.9 | 1 |
7.0–7.9 | 3 |
6.0–6.9 | 13 |
5.0–5.9 | 0 |
4.0–4.9 | 0 |
← 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
Magnitude | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
Strongest magnitude | 8.0 Mw New Zealand |
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Deadliest | 5.9 Mw India 9 deaths |
Total fatalities | 11 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0–8.9 | 1 |
7.0–7.9 | 2 |
6.0–6.9 | 12 |
5.0–5.9 | 0 |
4.0–4.9 | 0 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
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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
Strongest magnitude | 7.7 Mw El Salvador |
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Deadliest | 7.7 Mw El Salvador 5,024 deaths |
Total fatalities | 5,030 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0–8.9 | 0 |
7.0–7.9 | 1 |
6.0–6.9 | 1 |
5.0–5.9 | 0 |
4.0–4.9 | 0 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
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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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