Incidents on 12 August 2025

M6.3 Earthquake — 195 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia 08:24 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Extreme M4.9 Earthquake — 214 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 23:52 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 38 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan 22:50 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 179 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 22:26 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 188 km N of Dili, Timor Leste 20:45 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 219 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 20:24 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 203 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 20:19 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 207 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 19:07 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 175 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 19:06 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 72 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 19:02 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 189 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia 16:58 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 161 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 16:39 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 191 km N of Dili, Timor Leste 16:32 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — 190 km N of Dili, Timor Leste 16:21 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 157 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 16:00 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 15:23 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 257 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 14:45 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.6 Earthquake — 93 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga 13:41 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 23 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu 12:58 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 194 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 12:57 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 184 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 10:02 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — central East Pacific Rise 09:53 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 170 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia 09:43 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 180 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia 09:26 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 246 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia 09:18 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 176 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia 09:17 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — 82 km S of Akkeshi, Japan 09:11 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 0 km ESE of Makurazaki, Japan 08:36 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 263 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 08:22 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 193 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia 07:28 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.3 Earthquake — 67 km SE of Caburan, Philippines 05:08 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — southeast of the Loyalty Islands 04:35 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 88 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 04:15 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 147 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 03:34 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — 27 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia 02:14 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 104 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia 02:07 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 74 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 01:42 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 113 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 01:08 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.4 Earthquake — 212 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 23:56 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 133 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador 23:39 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 250 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 23:24 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 90 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska 23:22 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 24 km NE of Beluga, Alaska 23:13 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge 23:06 UTC · Maldives · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 22:53 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 13 km E of Wright, Wyoming 22:33 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 70 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 22:03 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 83 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 21:54 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 40 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 21:35 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 17 km SW of Sındırgı, Turkey 21:30 UTC · Turkey · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — northern East Pacific Rise 21:18 UTC · Guatemala · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 6 km WNW of Karyes, Greece 20:29 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 157 km S of False Pass, Alaska 20:03 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 168 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 19:21 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 262 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 19:15 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 27 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska 18:33 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 144 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 18:28 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 9 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska 17:26 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Greenland Sea 17:22 UTC · Iceland · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 95 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 17:18 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska 17:17 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 8 km ESE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico 17:08 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 162 km S of False Pass, Alaska 16:59 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 201 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia 16:08 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 102 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 15:42 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 257 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 15:02 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 160 km S of False Pass, Alaska 15:01 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 249 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 14:59 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 79 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan 14:31 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 83 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 14:06 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 229 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 13:59 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 79 km S of King Cove, Alaska 13:45 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — western Indian-Antarctic Ridge 13:40 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Mariana Islands region 13:17 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 163 km S of False Pass, Alaska 13:16 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 165 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji 13:15 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 158 km S of False Pass, Alaska 13:11 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 76 km S of Kushiro, Japan 13:08 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 162 km S of False Pass, Alaska 12:13 UTC · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 161 km S of False Pass, Alaska 12:07 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 156 km S of False Pass, Alaska 11:52 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 11:24 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 43 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 11:01 UTC · Palau · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 238 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 10:55 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 109 km SW of Fīrūzābād, Iran 10:43 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 35 km S of Atka, Alaska 10:43 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 85 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 10:11 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 172 km SSW of Adak, Alaska 08:43 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 06:58 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 63 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 06:22 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 3 km NNE of Prattville, CA 06:21 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 159 km S of False Pass, Alaska 06:01 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 05:53 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Bonin Islands, Japan region 05:49 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 38 km S of Unalaska, Alaska 04:29 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 178 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 04:09 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska 03:54 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 94 km N of Taltal, Chile 03:30 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 152 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 03:28 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 155 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska 03:20 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 152 km S of False Pass, Alaska 03:12 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 177 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 03:10 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 72 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska 03:06 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia 02:12 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 6 km S of Guánica, Puerto Rico 01:56 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 2 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma 01:45 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 4 km SSW of Carmen, Philippines 01:23 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 201 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 00:44 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 118 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 00:32 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 1 km E of Tazlina, Alaska 00:31 UTC · United States · USGS Minor

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