A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.6 hit southwest China’s Xizang autonomous region at 21:11 UTC on May 11, 2025 (05:11 local time on May 12). The agency is reporting a depth of 9 km (6 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit the southern East Pacific Rise at 03:55 UTC on May 5, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.4 struck Culberson County, Texas, near the New Mexico border, at 01:47 UTC on May 4, 2025 (20:47 LT on May 3). The agency reports a depth of 7.5 km (4.6 miles). The earthquake occurred in an area of intense oil and gas activity within the Permian Basin.
A strong earthquake registered by the BMKG as M6.0 hit NW of Pohuwanto in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia at 19:51 WIB (12:51 UTC) on May 3, 2025. The agency reports a depth of 90 km (56 miles). USGS registered the same magnitude but at a depth of 108.4 km (67.3 miles).
A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.4 hit Drake Passage, near the coast of southern Argentina, at 12:58 UTC on May 2, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.8 hit the Macquarie Island region at 14:53 UTC on April 29, 2025. The agency reports a depth of 4.5 km (2.8 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.8 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Macquarie Island is located about halfway between Antarctica and New Zealand.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit off the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand at 13:16 UTC on April 29, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). GeoNet is reporting it as an M5.9 earthquake at a depth of 12 km (7.5 miles).
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit near the coast of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, at 11:44 UTC (06:44 local time) on April 25, 2025, at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The earthquake damaged more than 800 buildings, destroyed at least 179, and injured 32 people, according to the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR).
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit near the coast of Ecuador at 11:45 UTC (06:45 local time) on April 25, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 35 km (22 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
An M6.2 earthquake struck Istanbul, Turkey, on April 23, 2025, injuring more than 350 people, damaging buildings, and prompting warnings from seismologist Prof. Dr. Naci Görür about the potential for an M7+ event. He called for urgent action to strengthen the city’s seismic preparedness.
