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.
Strongest magnitude | 6.1 Mw South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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Deadliest | - |
Total fatalities | 0 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0–8.9 | 0 |
7.0–7.9 | 0 |
6.0–6.9 | 1 |
5.0–5.9 | 6 |
4.0–4.9 | 17 |
← 2024 |
Compared to other years
editMagnitude | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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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 | 0 |
6.0–6.9 | 127 | 131 | 104 | 118 | 135 | 111 | 141 | 117 | 128 | 90 | 1 |
5.0–5.9 | 1,413 | 1,549 | 1,446 | 1,671 | 1,484 | 1,314 | 2,055 | 1,599 | 1,633 | 1,403 | 6 |
4.0–4.9 | 13,776 | 13,700 | 11,541 | 12,785 | 11,899 | 12,513 | 15,069 | 14,022 | 14,451 | 12,169 | 17 |
Total | 15,335 | 15,396 | 13,098 | 14,591 | 13,528 | 13,938 | 17,284 | 15,749 | 16,231 | 13,672 | 24 |
By death toll
editRank | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date | Event |
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1 |
Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 dead.
By magnitude
editRank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date | Event |
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1 |
Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude.
By month
editJanuary
editStrongest magnitude | 6.1 Mw South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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Total fatalities | 0 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0–8.9 | 0 |
7.0–7.9 | 0 |
6.0–6.9 | 1 |
5.0–5.9 | 6 |
4.0–4.9 | 17 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
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Dead | Injured | ||||||
1[1] | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Sandwich Islands offshore | 6.1 | 83.0 | IV | - | - | - |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ ANSS. "M 6.1 - South Sandwich Islands region 2025". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.