Incidents on 16 August 2025

M5.8 Earthquake — 13 km NNW of Poso, Indonesia 22:38 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Extreme M5.5 Earthquake — 32 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan 21:13 UTC · Japan · USGS Extreme M5.3 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 22:52 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 136 km SW of Hengchun, Taiwan 22:51 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 6 km SSE of Hukay, Philippines 20:35 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 181 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 19:50 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 37 km WSW of Bishan, China 19:30 UTC · China · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 184 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 18:22 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 40 km SSW of Khorugh, Tajikistan 17:35 UTC · Tajikistan · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — Azores-Cape St. Vincent Ridge 16:28 UTC · Portugal · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 168 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 15:59 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 162 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 15:54 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 161 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 15:51 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 171 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 15:51 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 155 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 13:42 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 13:13 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M5.6 Earthquake — southeast of the Loyalty Islands 12:08 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 24 km ESE of Machachi, Ecuador 10:47 UTC · Ecuador · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 18 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga 09:41 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 15 km ESE of Datong, China 08:46 UTC · China · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 167 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 08:33 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 39 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 08:20 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — Mid-Indian Ridge 08:07 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — Mid-Indian Ridge 08:05 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 187 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 05:56 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 01:36 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 116 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 00:20 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.0 Earthquake — 221 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 21:04 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 75 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia 19:36 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 48 km ESE of Adak, Alaska 19:19 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 94 km SSE of Nikolai, Alaska 19:16 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 99 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 19:12 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — east of the Kuril Islands 18:50 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 155 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea 17:41 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 235 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 16:58 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 22 km W of Petrolia, CA 16:55 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 16:32 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 233 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 16:20 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 234 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 16:13 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 174 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 16:10 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 13 km N of Wai‘ōhinu, Hawaii 15:10 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 161 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 14:53 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 173 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 14:15 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 61 km E of Atka, Alaska 13:31 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 183 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 13:23 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 51 km SSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia 12:57 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 182 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 12:32 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 211 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 12:24 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 136 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 12:09 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 21 km NNE of Dorado, Puerto Rico 11:42 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 217 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 10:29 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 165 km SE of Atlasovo, Russia 10:05 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 16 km SE of Adak, Alaska 09:49 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — Southwest Indian Ridge 09:44 UTC · Mauritius · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 193 km SSW of Adak, Alaska 09:06 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 38 km W of Petrolia, CA 08:20 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 106 km S of Colchane, Chile 08:08 UTC · Bolivia · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 74 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador 07:34 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 76 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador 07:25 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 113 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia 07:03 UTC · Micronesia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 174 km S of Atka, Alaska 06:56 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 133 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 06:16 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 131 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala 06:16 UTC · Guatemala · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 158 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 06:00 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 112 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska 04:21 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 128 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia 03:17 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 120 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 03:08 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 80 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 01:24 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 126 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 01:18 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 97 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 00:50 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 143 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 00:47 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 109 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 00:12 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 24 km W of Garden City, Texas 00:06 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 88 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 00:01 UTC · USGS Minor

2020 The August Complex fire in California burns more than one million acres of land. 1927 The Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear. 1906 The 8.2 Mw Valparaíso earthquake hits central Chile, killing 3,882 people.