A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.4 hit near the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia at 06:49 UTC on July 20, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles). The quake was preceded by M5.0 at 06:02 and M6.7 at 06:28 UTC and followed by another M6.7 at 09:07 UTC.
A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.3 hit Alaska Peninsula at 20:37 UTC on July 16, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit south of Panama at 17:16 UTC on July 14, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 18 km (11.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.2 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.7 hit Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia at 05:49 UTC (12:49 local time) on July 14, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 80 km (50 miles). PMKG is reporting M6.7 at a depth of 98 km (60 miles); EMSC M6.7 at 80 km (50 miles).
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.7 hit southern Guatemala at 21:41 UTC (15:41 local time) on July 8, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Preliminary reports indicate at least 6 fatalities and more than 7 injuries, with dozens of homes sustaining severe structural damage.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit near the southern coast of South Island, New Zealand at 12:53 UTC on July 7, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). GeoNet is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 12 km (7.5 miles).
The Japanese government announced this week that much more must be done to prepare for a possible Nankai Trough “megaquake,” after a government panel raised the 30-year probability of a major event to up to 82 percent and new estimates projected as many as 298 000 fatalities and damages of up to USD 2 trillion.
Japanese authorities urged residents of Akusekijima Island to evacuate after another strong earthquake struck the region on July 3, 2025, the latest in a series of more than 1 000 quakes recorded since June 21.
An earthquake swarm with the strongest quake registered as an M4.6 quake struck the Campi Flegrei area in southern Italy on June 30, 2025, prompting evacuations and train delays in the region. It was the strongest tremor to strike the region in 40 years, surpassing the M4.4 quakes of March and May.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as an M6.6 struck the Scotia Sea at 08:32 UTC on June 28, 2025. The agency reports a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
