List of earthquakes in 2025
.svg)    Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2025
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| Strongest magnitude | 7.1 Mw  China | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadliest | 7.1 Mw China 126 deaths | ||
| Total fatalities | 126 | ||
| Number by magnitude | |||
| 9.0+ | 0 | ||
| 8.0–8.9 | 0 | ||
| 7.0–7.9 | 1 | ||
| 6.0–6.9 | 3 | ||
| 5.0–5.9 | 32 | ||
| 4.0–4.9 | 149 | ||
← 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 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0–9.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.0–7.9 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 1 |
| 6.0–6.9 | 127 | 131 | 104 | 118 | 135 | 111 | 141 | 117 | 128 | 90 | 3 |
| 5.0–5.9 | 1,413 | 1,549 | 1,446 | 1,671 | 1,484 | 1,314 | 2,055 | 1,599 | 1,633 | 1,403 | 32 |
| 4.0–4.9 | 13,776 | 13,700 | 11,541 | 12,785 | 11,899 | 12,513 | 15,069 | 14,022 | 14,451 | 12,169 | 149 |
| Total | 15,335 | 15,396 | 13,098 | 14,591 | 13,528 | 13,938 | 17,284 | 15,749 | 16,231 | 13,672 | 185 |
By death toll
[edit]| Rank | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126 | 7.1 | China, Tibet Autonomous Region
|
IX (Violent) | 10.0 | January 7 | 2025 Tibet earthquake |
Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 dead.
By magnitude
[edit]| Rank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.1 | 126 | China, Tibet Autonomous Region
|
IX (Violent) | 10.0 | January 7 | 2025 Tibet earthquake |
Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude.
By month
[edit]January
[edit]| Strongest magnitude | 7.1 Mw China |
|---|---|
| Deadliest | 7.1 Mw China 126 deaths |
| Total fatalities | 126 |
| Number by magnitude | |
| 9.0+ | 0 |
| 8.0–8.9 | 0 |
| 7.0–7.9 | 1 |
| 6.0–6.9 | 3 |
| 5.0–5.9 | 32 |
| 4.0–4.9 | 149 |
| Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead | Injured | ||||||
| 1[1] |  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Sandwich Islands offshore
|
6.1 | 83.0 | IV | - | - | - |
| 2[2] | China, Ningxia, 4 km (2.5 mi) west-southwest of Yinchuan
|
4.8 | 10.0 | VI | Six people injured, 7,599 buildings damaged and railway services disrupted in Yinchuan.[3][4] | - | 6 |
| 2[5] |  Ethiopia, Afar, 36 km (22 mi) north of Awash
|
5.1 | 10.0 | IV | - | - | |
| 2[6] | China, Inner Mongolia, 34 km (21 mi) south-southeast of Bayan Hot
|
4.9 | 10.0 | VI | One building severely damaged, a balcony collapsed and several structures damaged in the Yinchuan area.[7] | - | - |
| 2[8] |  Chile, Antofagasta, 84 km (52 mi) north-northwest of Calama
|
6.1 | 99.0 | V | Landslides and power and water outages occurred in the epicentral area.[9][10] | - | - |
| 4[11] | Ethiopia, Afar, 54 km (34 mi) north of Awash
|
5.7 | 8.0 | VIII | - | - | |
| 5[12] |  El Salvador, La Paz offshore, 50 km (31 mi) south-southeast of La Libertad
|
6.2 | 49.5 | VI | Two people injured, more than 10 homes and several buildings damaged and landslides in the San Salvador-Usulután area.[13][14] | - | 2 |
| 7[15] | China, Tibet Autonomous Region, 94 km (58 mi) northeast of Lobuche, Nepal
|
7.1 | 10.0 | IX | 126 | 201 | |
| 7[16] |  Indonesia, East Nusa Tenggara offshore, 27 km (17 mi) north northwest of Komodo
|
5.0 | 10.0 | V | One home collapsed in the Bima area.[17] | - | - |
See also
[edit]
- Lists of 21st-century earthquakes
- List of earthquakes 2021-2030
- Lists of earthquakes by year
- Lists of earthquakes
References
[edit]- ^ ANSS. "M 6.1 - South Sandwich Islands region 2025". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ ANSS. "M 4.8 - 4 km WSW of Yinchuan, China 2025". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "宁夏地震局：震后一人受伤，4.8级地震原震区及附近近几日有发生4～5级地震可能". Jiefang Daily (in Chinese). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "宁夏银川：地震无人员死亡房屋倒塌 全力做好人员转移安置物资调配工作" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ ANSS. "M 5.1 - 36 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia 2025". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ ANSS. "M 4.9 - 34 km SSE of Bayan Hot, China 2025". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "银川16时43分再发生4.6级地震，有阳台坍塌、暂未发现人员伤亡" (in Chinese). Molihua. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ ANSS. "M 6.1 - 84 km NNW of Calama, Chile 2025". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "Avenida Grecia de Calama sufrió corte de suministros en dos sectores tras sismo en Quillagua" (in Spanish). Calama en Linea. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Un sismo de magnitud 6,2 se registró esta tarde en Calama" (in Spanish). 24Horas.cl. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ ANSS. "M 5.7 - 54 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia 2025". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ ANSS. "M 6.2 - 50 km SSE of La Libertad, El Salvador 2025". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "Sismo de 6,3 sacude El Salvador y deja 27 réplicas hasta el momento". La Republica. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Fuerte sismo deja más de una decena de viviendas con daños leves y pequeños derrumbes". Diario El Mundo. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ ANSS. "M 7.1 - 2025 Xizang, China Earthquake 2025". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ ANSS. "M 5.0 - 27 km NNW of Komodo, Indonesia 2025". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "Satu Rumah di Bima Rusak Usai Diguncang Gempa Magnitudo 4,9". IDN Times. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.