Incidents on 20 November 2025

M5.1 Earthquake — 104 km NNW of Hirara, Japan 23:36 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 54 km SSW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan 21:39 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 99 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia 21:11 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Banda Sea 21:03 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 61 km E of Suklayin, Philippines 20:37 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 39 km NNW of Villa Basilio Nievas, Argentina 19:45 UTC · Argentina · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge 18:44 UTC · Maldives · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 151 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands 15:55 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M3.2 Earthquake — 4 km SE of San Ramon, CA 15:27 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M5.3 Earthquake — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 14:59 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 12 km SSE of Santa Rosa de Sacco, Peru 13:18 UTC · Peru · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Bouvet Island region 12:55 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 12:50 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 12:08 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 179 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 11:10 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 167 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 09:51 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 149 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 09:41 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate ভূকম্পে কেঁপে উঠল কলকাতা #earthquake #Zee24Ghanta #kolkata 08:00 UTC · India · GNEWS Moderate Zee 24 Ghanta. . Earthquake in Kolkata: কলকাতায় ভূমিকম্প! গোটা কলকাতা শহরে কম্পন অনুভূত | Zee 24 Ghanta #earthquake #kolkata #Zee24Ghanta #LatestNews 08:00 UTC · India · GNEWS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 14 km SE of Conchagua, El Salvador 07:26 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Moderate M5.8 Earthquake — 24 km E of Ambon, Indonesia 06:59 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 60 km NNE of Yigo Village, Guam 06:51 UTC · Palau · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 86 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia 04:19 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 54 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala 03:44 UTC · Guatemala · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 153 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe 02:55 UTC · Dominica · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 01:06 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 184 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia 00:15 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M2.8 Earthquake — 8 km W of Templeton, CA 23:54 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 60 km S of Quepos, Costa Rica 23:48 UTC · Costa Rica · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 78 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 23:46 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 34 km SW of False Pass, Alaska 23:39 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 4 km SW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska 23:37 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 68 km N of Khandūd, Afghanistan 23:34 UTC · Tajikistan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 297 km E of Levuka, Fiji 23:31 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 44 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska 23:26 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 6 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas 22:53 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 74 km E of Kalāleh, Iran 20:56 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 6 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas 20:41 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 20 km SSW of Lugu, Taiwan 19:43 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 45 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste 19:08 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 40 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska 18:12 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 24 km NNW of Kalaoa, Hawaii 18:04 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 18 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska 17:56 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 34 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska 16:12 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 14:10 UTC · Cabo Verde · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 14:05 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 67 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 13:21 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 13:09 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 66 km NNE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea 11:37 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 46 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska 11:36 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 108 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 11:27 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 22 km WSW of Sanandaj, Iran 10:53 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 172 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 10:09 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 5 km ENE of Nurdağı, Turkey 09:09 UTC · Turkey · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 118 km E of Miyako, Japan 09:08 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 233 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia 08:30 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor কলকাতায় ভূমিকম্প! কেঁপে উঠল রাজ্যের উত্তর থেকে দক্ষিণ, উৎসস্থল বাংলাদেশ 08:00 UTC · Bangladesh · GNEWS Minor Tremor felt today was the strongest to date: earthquake expert Humayun Akhtar 08:00 UTC · Indonesia · GNEWS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 92 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 07:25 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 05:53 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 74 km E of Adak, Alaska 05:09 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska 05:03 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 149 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe 04:27 UTC · Dominica · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 60 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 04:17 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 10 km N of San Vito, Costa Rica 03:49 UTC · Costa Rica · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 216 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 03:46 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 60 km SE of False Pass, Alaska 03:24 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 190 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia 02:49 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 26 km N of Cantagallo, Colombia 02:38 UTC · Colombia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 116 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 01:43 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 57 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska 01:29 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 61 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan 01:19 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 86 km E of Attu Station, Alaska 00:43 UTC · USGS Minor

Anticipating Extreme Weather, Jakarta Optimizes Flood Control Infrastructure 08:00 UTC · Indonesia · GNEWS Moderate

1996 A fire breaks out in an office building in Hong Kong, killing 41 people and injuring 81. 1993 North Macedonia's deadliest aviation disaster occurs when Avioimpex Flight 110, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashes near Ohrid Airport, killing all 116 people on board. 1992 In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50 million worth of damage. 1980 Lake Peigneur in Louisiana drains into an underlying salt deposit. A misplaced Texaco oil probe had been drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, causing water to flow down into the mine, eroding the edges of the hole. 1974 The first fatal crash of a Boeing 747 occurs when Lufthansa Flight 540 crashes while attempting to takeoff from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, killing 59 out of the 157 people on board. 1969 Vietnam War: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam. 1968 A total of 78 miners are killed in an explosion at the Consolidated Coal Company's No. 9 mine in Farmington, West Virginia in the Farmington Mine disaster. 1943 World War II: Battle of Tarawa (Operation Galvanic) begins: United States Marines land on Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands and suffer heavy fire from Japanese shore guns and machine guns. 1407 John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, agree to a truce, but Burgundy would kill Orléans three days later.