Incidents on 22 August 2025

M7.5 Earthquake — 2025 Southern Drake Passage Earthquake 02:16 UTC · USGS Extreme M4.5 Earthquake — 154 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 23:22 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 40 km N of San Agustín de Valle Fértil, Argentina 20:42 UTC · Argentina · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 270 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina 17:31 UTC · Argentina · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 179 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 16:25 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 196 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 15:57 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Drake Passage 15:05 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — Drake Passage 13:15 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — 43 km ENE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 12:53 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — 41 km ENE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 12:52 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 29 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea 10:26 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 09:33 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 176 km W of Carahue, Chile 09:27 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Drake Passage 08:19 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 223 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 08:15 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 4 km WNW of San Luis, Philippines 07:08 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 40 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 06:42 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 37 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 06:10 UTC · Argentina · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 5 km NW of Yujing, Taiwan 06:06 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 193 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 05:40 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — Drake Passage 05:18 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.3 Earthquake — 30 km SSW of Mawlaik, Burma (Myanmar) 04:56 UTC · Myanmar · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Drake Passage 03:54 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — Drake Passage 03:17 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — Drake Passage 03:14 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Drake Passage 03:08 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 198 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 03:04 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Drake Passage 02:33 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 77 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia 00:52 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M3.0 Earthquake — 93 km SW of Atka, Alaska 23:53 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 23:29 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 65 km SSE of Adak, Alaska 23:16 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 10 km WSW of Jerez, Guatemala 23:13 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 58 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile 23:06 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 91 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 23:03 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 230 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 22:27 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 169 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 21:23 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 70 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 20:55 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 2 km ENE of Parcelas Nuevas, Puerto Rico 20:19 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 20:19 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 179 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 20:08 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 246 km W of Tual, Indonesia 20:06 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 263 km SW of Adak, Alaska 19:26 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 164 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 19:08 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 18:14 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 81 km ESE of Wau, Papua New Guinea 18:13 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 270 km W of Adak, Alaska 17:57 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 113 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska 17:54 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 29 km N of Triyuga, Nepal 17:30 UTC · Nepal · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Drake Passage 17:11 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 61 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico 16:45 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 43 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 16:41 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 39 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 16:28 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 11 km NNE of Stockton, Kansas 15:30 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 63 km WSW of Acajutla, El Salvador 14:46 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Drake Passage 13:24 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 5 km ENE of Ozernovskiy, Russia 13:09 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 13:04 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 1 km NE of Sındırgı, Turkey 12:21 UTC · Turkey · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 179 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 12:06 UTC · Micronesia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 14 km SW of Amorgós, Greece 11:55 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 11:51 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 92 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 11:30 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 87 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 10:31 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 2 km NW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico 10:26 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 18 km SW of Incuyo, Peru 09:36 UTC · Peru · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 17 km S of Karlıova, Turkey 09:31 UTC · Turkey · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 25 km ESE of Kupang, Indonesia 08:52 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 221 km SW of Tual, Indonesia 08:32 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 136 km WNW of Ancud, Chile 08:12 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 46 km WNW of Petrolia, CA 07:03 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 56 km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea 07:00 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 2 km W of Colima, Costa Rica 06:45 UTC · Costa Rica · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 162 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska 06:20 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 58 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 05:40 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 25 km SW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 05:29 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 22 km SW of Mawlaik, Burma (Myanmar) 05:18 UTC · Myanmar · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 282 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 04:42 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 115 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 04:17 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 97 km SW of Adak, Alaska 04:01 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 9 km NW of Atiquizaya, El Salvador 03:31 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 117 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 03:26 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 217 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 03:22 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 215 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 03:20 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 49 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines 02:17 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 203 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 02:03 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 5 km WSW of Huxley, Texas 02:02 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 69 km SW of Atka, Alaska 01:49 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 01:26 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 270 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 00:36 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 00:18 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 163 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 00:11 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor

One in four remain unaware of potential flood or storm risks 07:00 UTC · United Kingdom · GNEWS Minor

2012 Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in Kenya's Tana River District result in more than 52 deaths. 1985 British Airtours Flight 28M suffers an engine fire during takeoff at Manchester Airport. The pilots abort but due to inefficient evacuation procedures 55 people are killed, mostly from smoke inhalation. 1949 The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake. 1922 Michael Collins, Commander-in-chief of the Irish Free State Army, is shot dead in an ambush during the Irish Civil War. 1902 At least 6,000 people are killed by the magnitude 7.7 Kashgar earthquake in the Tien Shan mountains.