World Earthquake Report for Monday, 8 December 2025
Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025 00:20 | 9 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 9 Dec 2025
Summary: 1 quake 7.0+, 1 quake 6.0+, 14 quakes 5.0+, 52 quakes 4.0+, 220 quakes 3.0+, 511 quakes 2.0+ (799 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 7+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 14 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 52 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 220 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 511 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 8 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 1.6 x 10^16 joules (4580 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.9 x 10^6 tons of TNT or 246.3 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 7.6 learn more (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/energy.html)
10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)
1: Mag 7.6 Aomori, 327 km north of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22475553/quake-felt-Dec-8-2025-Near-Yakumo-Hokkaido-Japan.html)
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 11:15 pm (GMT +9)
2: Mag 6.6 North Pacific Ocean, Hokkaido, 200 km east of Aomori, Aomori, Japan (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22477191/mag6quake-Dec-8-2025-Off-East-Coast-of-Honshu-Japan.html)
Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025, at 07:52 am (GMT +10)
3: Mag 5.8 North Pacific Ocean, 143 km northeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22476616/mag6quake-Dec-8-2025-Off-East-Coast-of-Honshu-Japan.html)
Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025, at 04:56 am (GMT +10)
4: Mag 5.7 Skagway Municipality (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22473600/mag5quake-Dec-8-2025-Canada-90-km-N-of-Yakutat-Alaska.html)
Sunday, Dec 7, 2025, at 03:56 pm (Yakutat time)
5: Mag 5.6 North Pacific Ocean, 109 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22477585/mag5quake-Dec-8-2025-Near-East-Coast-of-Honshu-Japan.html)
Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025, at 09:59 am (GMT +10)
6: Mag 5.5 South Atlantic Ocean, 72 km southeast of Montagu Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22476555/mag5quake-Dec-8-2025-South-Sandwich-Islands-Region.html)
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 04:41 pm (GMT -2)
7: Mag 5.5 North Pacific Ocean, 97 km northeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22475727/mag5quake-Dec-8-2025-Japan-E-Off-Aomori-Pref.html)
Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025, at 12:33 am (GMT +10)
8: Mag 5.3 North Pacific Ocean, 138 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22476624/mag5quake-Dec-8-2025-Japan-E-Off-Aomori-Pref.html)
Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025, at 05:01 am (GMT +10)
9: Mag 5.3 Philippine Sea, 21 km southeast of Hualien City, Taiwan (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22475104/quake-felt-Dec-8-2025-Near-Taipei-Taiwan.html)
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 07:24 pm (Taipei time)
10: Mag 5.2 41 km southeast of Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22475805/mag5quake-Dec-8-2025-Japan-Teshikaga-Region.html)
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 11:55 pm (GMT +9)
Earthquakes reported felt
1: Mag 7.6 Aomori, 327 km north of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22475553/quake-felt-Dec-8-2025-Near-Yakumo-Hokkaido-Japan.html) - 477 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 11:15 pm (GMT +9)
2: Mag 5.1 25 km northeast of Antalya, Antalya, Turkey (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22474907/quake-felt-Dec-8-2025-Near-Antalya-Antalya-Turkey.html) - 228 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 01:21 pm (Istanbul time)
3: Mag 4.3 21 km southwest of Antalya, Antalya, Turkey (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22473530/quake-felt-Dec-8-2025-Near-Antalya-Antalya-Turkey.html) - 183 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 03:31 am (Istanbul time)
4: Mag 2.6 8.5 km south of Murcia, Murcia, Spain (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22476386/quake-felt-Dec-8-2025-Near-Murcia-Murcia-Spain.html) - 121 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 06:48 pm (GMT +1)
5: Mag 4.3 5.8 km southwest of Springbok, Northern Cape, South Africa (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22475848/quake-felt-Dec-8-2025-Northern-Cape-South-Africa.html) - 79 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 05:14 pm (Johannesburg time)
6: Mag 2.8 Alameda County, 12 mi east of San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22477375/quake-felt-Dec-8-2025-Near-San-Francisco-California-USA.html) - 63 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 02:55 pm (GMT -8)
7: Mag 3.6 2.4 mi southeast of San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California, United States (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22476193/mag3quake-Dec-8-2025-San-Francisco-Bay-Area-Calif.html) - 62 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 09:07 am (Los Angeles time)
8: Mag 2.9 2.7 mi southeast of San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California, United States (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22474949/mag2quake-Dec-8-2025-San-Francisco-Bay-Area-Calif.html) - 32 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 02:33 am (GMT -8)
9: Mag 5.3 Philippine Sea, 21 km southeast of Hualien City, Taiwan (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22475104/quake-felt-Dec-8-2025-Near-Taipei-Taiwan.html) - 24 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 07:24 pm (Taipei time)
10: Mag 2.9 2.7 mi southeast of San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California, United States (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22475415/mag2quake-Dec-8-2025-4-km-SE-of-San-Ramon-CA.html) - 15 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 05:21 am (GMT -8)
11: Mag 2.5 2.6 mi southeast of San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California, United States (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22476183/mag2quake-Dec-8-2025-4-km-SE-of-San-Ramon-CA.html) - 15 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 09:05 am (GMT -8)
12: Mag 5.7 Skagway Municipality (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22473600/mag5quake-Dec-8-2025-Canada-90-km-N-of-Yakutat-Alaska.html) - 13 reports
Sunday, Dec 7, 2025, at 03:56 pm (Yakutat time)
13: Mag 4.5 48 km ENE of Pueblo Nuevo, Venezuela (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22473890/mag4quake-Dec-8-2025-Curaao-Near-Coast-of-Venezuela.html) - 11 reports
Sunday, Dec 7, 2025, at 10:27 pm (GMT -4)
14: Mag 4.4 1.6 km northwest of Polkowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22474334/mag3quake-Dec-8-2025-Poland.html) - 11 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 06:31 am (Warsaw time)
15: Mag 3.6 Eastern Mediterranean, 27 km south of Antalya, Antalya, Turkey (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22474812/mag3quake-Dec-8-2025-Western-Turkey.html) - 11 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 12:34 pm (Istanbul time)
16: Mag 5.5 North Pacific Ocean, 97 km northeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22475727/mag5quake-Dec-8-2025-Japan-E-Off-Aomori-Pref.html) - 9 reports
Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025, at 12:33 am (GMT +10)
17: Mag 4.1 North Pacific Ocean, 99 km east of Misawa, Aomori, Japan (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22475707/quake-felt-Dec-8-2025-Near-Sapporo-Hokkaido-Japan.html) - 8 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 11:30 pm (GMT +9)
18: Mag 2.8 2.3 mi southeast of San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California, United States (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22477168/mag2quake-Dec-8-2025-San-Francisco-Bay-Area-Calif.html) - 8 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 01:50 pm (GMT -8)
19: Mag 3.0 Provincia di Avellino, 47 km east of Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22477383/quake-felt-Dec-8-2025-Near-Salerno-Campania-Italy.html) - 7 reports
Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025, at 12:01 am (GMT +1)
20: Mag 3.1 25 km southeast of Springbok, Northern Cape, South Africa (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22476180/mag3quake-Dec-8-2025-South-Africa.html) - 7 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 07:02 pm (GMT +2)
21: Mag 4.6 71 km northeast of Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22475251/quake-felt-Dec-8-2025-Near-Batangas-Calabarzon-Philippines.html) - 6 reports
Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 07:59 pm (Manila time)
22: Mag 6.6 North Pacific Ocean, Hokkaido, 200 km east of Aomori, Aomori, Japan (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/22477191/mag6quake-Dec-8-2025-Off-East-Coast-of-Honshu-Japan.html) - 6 reports
Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025, at 07:52 am (GMT +10)
