Incidents on 3 September 2025

M5.9 Earthquake — 92 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 20:57 UTC · USGS Severe M4.9 Earthquake — 91 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 23:56 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 142 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands 23:23 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — southeast of the Loyalty Islands 23:07 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 16 km ESE of Union, Philippines 23:04 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 239 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga 22:56 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 33 km ESE of Union, Philippines 22:45 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 55 km SE of Isen, Japan 20:31 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 25 km NNE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea 18:39 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 133 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 17:02 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 118 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia 17:02 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 190 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia 16:41 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.3 Earthquake — 16 km E of Puyo, Ecuador 14:56 UTC · Ecuador · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 198 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 13:51 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga 13:45 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 177 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands 12:41 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 206 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 12:26 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 181 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia 10:18 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Drake Passage 07:34 UTC · USGS Moderate Magnitude 3.6 earthquake strikes near Melipilla, Provincia de Melipilla, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile 07:00 UTC · Chile · GNEWS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 165 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 04:02 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — 183 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 03:38 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 43 km WSW of Oukaïmedene, Morocco 03:25 UTC · Morocco · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 183 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 03:20 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — southeast of the Loyalty Islands 00:37 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 53 km SSE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 00:21 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 84 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands 00:15 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.1 Earthquake — 45 km NNW of Dededo Village, Guam 23:09 UTC · Palau · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 35 km NNW of Dededo Village, Guam 22:59 UTC · Palau · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 25 km SE of Wright, Wyoming 22:05 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 21 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii 21:57 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 186 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia 21:55 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji 21:21 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 73 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 21:18 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 92 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 21:04 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 72 km W of Kuqa, China 21:00 UTC · China · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 20:50 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 138 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico 20:48 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 114 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 20:07 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 11 km ENE of Cagdianao, Philippines 19:55 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 3 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska 19:41 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 49 km NE of Valmy, Nevada 19:10 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 186 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia 18:47 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 37 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska 18:03 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 53 km NNE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 18:02 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 16:27 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 141 km WNW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen 15:28 UTC · Iceland · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 82 km ESE of Adak, Alaska 15:27 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 136 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 15:16 UTC · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 155 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 15:05 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 26 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska 14:40 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 27 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska 14:40 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 73 km SSE of Adak, Alaska 14:07 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 237 km SSE of Port Blair, India 13:52 UTC · India · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — off the coast of Oregon 13:47 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 192 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 13:32 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 37 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska 13:28 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 36 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska 13:28 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 128 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 13:12 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 150 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 13:12 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 116 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska 12:52 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 268 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 12:30 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 12:17 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 12:14 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 151 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 12:14 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 153 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 12:05 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 12:03 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 116 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska 11:59 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 25 km SW of Wales, Alaska 11:44 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 5 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii 11:25 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 53 km SE of Egegik, Alaska 10:59 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 22 km WNW of Stanley, Idaho 10:56 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 10:50 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 27 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska 10:47 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 114 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste 09:51 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 134 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska 09:45 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga 09:39 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 55 km NE of Valmy, Nevada 08:29 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 119 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 08:20 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 186 km S of Akhiok, Alaska 07:59 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 38 km ENE of Camiña, Chile 07:18 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.2 earthquake 13 km southeast of Puyo, Ecuador 07:00 UTC · Spain · GNEWS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 06:40 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 7 km SSE of Knik, Alaska 06:37 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 127 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska 06:25 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 169 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 04:49 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 77 km SE of Lagunas, Peru 04:40 UTC · Peru · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 13 km SE of Ocotillo, CA 04:22 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 196 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 03:59 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 197 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 03:47 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska 02:19 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 39 km NNE of Shangri-La, China 00:54 UTC · China · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 262 km W of Bandon, Oregon 00:48 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — southeast of the Loyalty Islands 00:47 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 118 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 00:23 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor

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