A strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake struck near the coast of Kamchatka, Russia, at 16:34 UTC (04:34 LT) on September 15, 2025. The USGS reported a depth of 24.5 km (15 miles). This event is considered an aftershock of the major M8.8 tsunami-generating earthquake on July 29, 2025.
A shallow M5.8 earthquake of struck Udalguri district, Assam, at 16:41 LT (11:11 UTC) on September 14, 2025, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The agency reported a depth of around 5 km (3 miles). The USGS registered it as M5.5 at a depth of 29 km (18 miles).
A strong M7.4 earthquake struck near the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula at 02:37 UTC on September 13, 2025. The quake is aftermath of powerful, tsunami-producing M8.8 quake on July 29.
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.8 hit off the coast of Oregon at 04:08 UTC on September 9, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 13.8 km (8.6 miles).
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit Vanuatu region at 21:47 UTC on September 8, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A shallow M6.0 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on August 31, 2025, left more than 2 200 people dead and nearly 7 000 homes destroyed, according to the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority. The World Health Organization reported nearly 3 000 deaths and 4 000 injuries.
A moderate earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.9 hit the Chile–Argentina border region at 04:10 UTC on September 4, 2025. The agency reported a depth of 176 km (109 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska at 20:57 UTC on September 3, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
A new earthquake swarm began at 14:09 UTC on August 31, 2025, in the Campi Flegrei caldera, Italy. By 07:30 UTC on September 1, 94 earthquakes were recorded, including a shallow M4.0 event near Pozzuoli at 02:55 UTC.
Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry confirmed on September 1 that at least 622 people were killed and more than 1 500 injured following a shallow M6.0 earthquake in the Hindu Kush region at 19:17 UTC (23:47 local time) on August 31, 2025. On September 4–5, a Taliban spokesperson said 2 217 people were killed, and by September 6, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported nearly 3 000 deaths and about 4 000 injuries. Entire villages were destroyed and access routes blocked by landslides and rain-triggered debris flows.
