Incidents on 29 August 2025

M5.1 Earthquake — 260 km W of Adak, Alaska 09:14 UTC · USGS Severe M5.1 Earthquake — 140 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 23:53 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 83 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 23:48 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — 70 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 22:58 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 39 km N of Camiña, Chile 21:48 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 218 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 20:00 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 228 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia 18:42 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 60 km E of Tomioka, Japan 16:51 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M5.5 Earthquake — 53 km E of Onagawa Chō, Japan 16:29 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 76 km SSW of Cilacap, Indonesia 14:02 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 16 km N of Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan 11:32 UTC · Kyrgyzstan · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 72 km N of Jayapura, Indonesia 10:16 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 188 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 10:08 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 211 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 09:45 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 165 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 09:09 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 190 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 06:53 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 243 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 04:56 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 154 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 04:41 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 159 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 04:21 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 244 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 03:40 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 19 km WNW of San Benito, Philippines 00:44 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M2.7 Earthquake — 24 km S of Esperanza, Puerto Rico 23:31 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 264 km W of Adak, Alaska 22:12 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 15 km WNW of Huara, Chile 21:40 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 34 km W of Cantwell, Alaska 21:31 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region 21:29 UTC · Maldives · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 16 km ENE of Wright, Wyoming 20:02 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 130 km N of Semera, Ethiopia 19:17 UTC · Ethiopia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 18:59 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 27 km SSW of Calingasta, Argentina 18:43 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 25 km SSE of Santa Lucía, Peru 17:03 UTC · Peru · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 50 km WSW of Mohr, Iran 17:00 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 21 km S of Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming 16:22 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 116 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 16:15 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 19 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan 16:13 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 162 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 14:01 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 37 km SSE of Tamisan, Philippines 13:30 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — south of Africa 12:41 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 40 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala 10:30 UTC · Guatemala · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 61 km NE of Valmy, Nevada 09:44 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 57 km NE of Valmy, Nevada 09:35 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 58 km NE of Valmy, Nevada 09:18 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 57 km NE of Valmy, Nevada 09:05 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 37 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico 07:52 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — northwest of the Kuril Islands 06:39 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 06:35 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 06:28 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 55 km NE of Valmy, Nevada 06:24 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 107 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 05:58 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 212 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 05:01 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 8 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma 03:22 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 28 km NNW of Barabash, Russia 03:18 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga 03:01 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 56 km NE of Valmy, Nevada 02:17 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 51 km E of Sand Point, Alaska 02:14 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — north of Severnaya Zemlya 02:13 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 106 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan 02:05 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 173 km NNW of The Valley, Anguilla 02:04 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 64 km W of Stella, Puerto Rico 00:59 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 00:01 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor

Cholera – Multi-country with a focus on countries experiencing current surges 09:00 UTC · Republic of the Congo · WHO Severe

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