Incidents on 18 August 2025

M5.6 Earthquake — south of Tonga 23:03 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 20 km NW of Honchō, Japan 22:19 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 130 km NNE of Baukau, Timor Leste 20:38 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 14 km NE of Ārt Khwājah, Afghanistan 18:41 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — Off the coast of Aisen, Chile 18:22 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 61 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia 18:05 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 62 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia 15:15 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 122 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 15:10 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 10 km SSW of Uñon, Peru 12:47 UTC · Peru · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 180 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 11:55 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — south of Timor 11:43 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Banda Sea 11:11 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 199 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 10:12 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 60 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia 10:05 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 191 km NNW of Manado, Indonesia 08:30 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 18 km W of Sındırgı, Turkey 08:26 UTC · Turkey · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 07:52 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — 96 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga 07:48 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.6 Earthquake — Off the coast of Aisen, Chile 07:10 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 147 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia 04:44 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 196 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 03:30 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 165 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 02:52 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 88 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 02:09 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 93 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 00:51 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 00:32 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 00:05 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M4.2 Earthquake — 242 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia 23:55 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 15 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 23:07 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 173 km SSE of Honchō, Japan 22:58 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 48 km NW of Toyah, Texas 22:33 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 51 km ESE of Tsunō, Japan 22:17 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 34 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska 21:16 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 89 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska 20:47 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 96 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska 20:30 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 11 km ENE of Wright, Wyoming 20:09 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 30 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan 19:55 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 10 km SSW of Anávra, Greece 19:38 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 19:25 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 54 km SE of Adak, Alaska 19:18 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 32 km SSE of Wright, Wyoming 19:08 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 45 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 18:28 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 20 km SSE of Wright, Wyoming 18:10 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 84 km W of Petrolia, CA 17:24 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 8 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska 16:48 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 23 km NNE of Pālampur, India 15:58 UTC · India · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 62 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 15:25 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 12:39 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska 12:33 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 93 km ESE of Atka, Alaska 12:32 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 254 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 12:31 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 37 km W of Palaióchora, Greece 12:11 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 65 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador 11:56 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 201 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia 11:44 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 32 km W of Petrolia, CA 11:24 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 276 km SE of Perryville, Alaska 11:06 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 216 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 11:00 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 81 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia 10:45 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 250 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 10:25 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 190 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 10:06 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 211 km SE of Atka, Alaska 09:54 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 191 km SW of Adak, Alaska 09:18 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 2 km NE of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico 07:31 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 29 km ENE of Rahā, India 06:39 UTC · India · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 3 km E of Pepeekeo, Hawaii 06:11 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 179 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 06:10 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 10 km WSW of La Democracia, Guatemala 05:58 UTC · Guatemala · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 176 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 04:05 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M 4.3 Banyuasin Earthquake Reveals Earthquake Potential on the East Coast of South Sumatra 03:24 UTC · Indonesia · GNEWS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 87 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 02:39 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 172 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 02:29 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 43 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska 02:21 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 111 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 02:19 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 16 km SSW of Panji, Indonesia 02:14 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 124 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga 02:13 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — western Xizang 01:53 UTC · China · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 77 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu 01:13 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 162 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 01:04 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 174 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 00:30 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor

Mysterious Explosion In Russian Ryazan Kills 20 People 07:00 UTC · Indonesia · GNEWS Minor

1983 Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 21 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars). 1976 The Korean axe murder incident in Panmunjom results in the deaths of two US Army officers. 1937 A lightning strike starts the Blackwater Fire of 1937 in Shoshone National Forest, killing 15 firefighters within three days and prompting the United States Forest Service to develop their smokejumper program. 1917 A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece, destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless. 1891 A major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.