Incidents on 8 October 2025

M4.6 Earthquake — southwest of Africa 23:59 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 96 km SW of Basco, Philippines 23:54 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 17 km WSW of Emet, Turkey 23:54 UTC · Turkey · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 100 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 19:26 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 39 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 18:39 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — southeast of the Loyalty Islands 17:49 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M3.4 Earthquake — 6 km NNE of Puako, Hawaii 17:23 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 45 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala 11:58 UTC · Guatemala · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 59 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala 10:16 UTC · Guatemala · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — southeast of the Loyalty Islands 10:02 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 75 km SE of Ozernovskiy, Russia 08:53 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 52 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia 08:09 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 131 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 05:21 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 67 km E of Labuha, Indonesia 05:20 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.6 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 03:50 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 163 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 02:33 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 155 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 00:54 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M3.3 Earthquake — 79 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada 22:53 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 58 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska 21:25 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 217 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 20:45 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 15 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska 20:20 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 57 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska 20:11 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 100 km SW of Atka, Alaska 19:38 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 42 km W of Santa Cruz de los Taques, Venezuela 18:27 UTC · Venezuela · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 69 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 17:22 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 15 km SW of Lae, Papua New Guinea 16:49 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 61 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska 16:38 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 132 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 15:59 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 142 km S of Akhiok, Alaska 14:27 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 182 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 14:08 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 13 km E of Pāhala, Hawaii 14:04 UTC · Kiribati · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 13:44 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 101 km SSE of Basco, Philippines 13:22 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 95 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 12:40 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 10 km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA 12:28 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 22 km SW of Toms Place, CA 11:38 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 34 km ESE of Aktash, Russia 11:20 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 119 km SE of Karakenja, Tajikistan 10:09 UTC · Tajikistan · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 69 km NE of Masamba, Indonesia 10:09 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 7 km SE of Markleeville, CA 09:50 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 7 km NW of Pinnacles, CA 09:46 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 89 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 09:20 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 98 km SSW of Methóni, Greece 09:07 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 6 km WNW of Independence, Utah 07:48 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 52 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska 07:33 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 80 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 07:02 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 80 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 06:53 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 140 km SSW of Palimbang, Philippines 06:39 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 57 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska 05:58 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 65 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 05:12 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 44 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska 05:00 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 57 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska 04:14 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 58 km SE of Farkhār, Afghanistan 04:07 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 202 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 03:36 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 76 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan 03:33 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 03:31 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 32 km NE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan 03:18 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 02:38 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 91 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska 01:33 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Bonin Islands, Japan region 01:20 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor

The Red Sea that vanished and the catastrophic flood that brought it back 07:00 UTC · Kenya · GNEWS Minor PM urges swift evacuation, relief efforts in flood-hit Thái Nguyên 07:00 UTC · Vietnam · GNEWS Minor

Earthquake frequency-magnitude distribution at Mount Etna sheds light on magma ascent in the volcano’s plumbing system 07:00 UTC · Italy · GNEWS Minor

2016 In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to nearly 900. 2005 The 7.6 Mw Kashmir earthquake leaves 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless. 1990 First Intifada: Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock. 1986 An explosion occurred at the Cipel-Marco fur factory in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, killing 14 and injuring 10. 1952 The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash in England kills 112 people. 1871 Slash-and-burn land management, months of drought, and the passage of a strong cold front cause the Peshtigo Fire, the Great Chicago Fire and the Great Michigan Fires to break out.