Incidents on 4 December 2025

M5.8 Earthquake — 136 km NNW of Tumxuk, China 07:44 UTC · China · USGS Extreme M4.7 Earthquake — 188 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 19:43 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.3 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 19:13 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — South of Lombok, Indonesia 17:46 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 16:17 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 78 km WNW of Modisi, Indonesia 13:34 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 56 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 13:18 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 12:35 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 12:20 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 174 km NW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 12:16 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands 04:42 UTC · Palau · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — Fiji region 04:31 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 159 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia 04:23 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — 9 km SE of Santiago Astata, Mexico 03:45 UTC · Mexico · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 37 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia 03:17 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — Pacific-Antarctic Ridge 03:14 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.5 Earthquake — Pacific-Antarctic Ridge 03:12 UTC · USGS Moderate M3.0 Earthquake — 15 km E of Wright, Wyoming 23:05 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 178 km SE of Perryville, Alaska 22:54 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 6 km S of Bajadero, Puerto Rico 21:48 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 38 km SSW of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 21:36 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 77 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska 21:12 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 36 km SSW of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 20:51 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 76 km E of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 20:34 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 60 km NE of Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands 20:33 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 6 km NW of Wilson, Kansas 20:02 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 10 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska 19:38 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 82 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico 19:23 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 61 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska 19:06 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 88 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico 18:56 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 94 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 18:32 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 66 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska 18:24 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 18:16 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 33 km NNW of Eagle, Alaska 17:39 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 77 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico 14:50 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 96 km S of False Pass, Alaska 14:42 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 153 km S of Martapura, Indonesia 14:42 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 47 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 13:52 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 84 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska 13:44 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 21 km NNE of San Simeon, CA 13:38 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 77 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico 13:30 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 84 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 13:25 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 149 km W of Ferndale, California 13:07 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 85 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico 12:10 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — southeast of the Loyalty Islands 12:00 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 130 km N of Lobuche, Nepal 11:59 UTC · China · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 76 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada 11:43 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga 11:42 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 179 km W of Abepura, Indonesia 10:59 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 133 km W of Aykol, China 10:52 UTC · China · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 33 km SW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska 10:08 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas 08:37 UTC · United States · USGS Minor 10 Largest Earthquakes Ever Recorded (Updated 2025) 08:00 UTC · India · GNEWS · 9 sources Minor 10 Largest Earthquakes Ever Recorded (Updated 2025) | U.S. Geological Survey 08:00 UTC · Pakistan · GNEWS · 5 sources Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 07:20 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 44 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile 07:15 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 25 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico 06:58 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 175 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon 06:56 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia 06:25 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 77 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada 06:22 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 75 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada 06:22 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 69 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia 06:05 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 50 km ESE of Central, Alaska 05:14 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 46 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 03:57 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 195 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada 02:28 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 181 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia 01:57 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 48 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 00:43 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 64 km E of Chignik, Alaska 00:38 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 37 km NNW of Thang, India 00:21 UTC · Pakistan · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 2 km ENE of Dhaka, Bangladesh 00:14 UTC · Bangladesh · USGS Minor

Egypt's Rad'a 300: a multi-caliber rocket artillery system with a range of 300 km. 08:00 UTC · Vietnam · GNEWS Minor

VP Gibran inspects collapsed bridge as Aceh flood recovery ramps up 08:00 UTC · Malaysia · GNEWS Minor

2017 The Thomas Fire starts near Santa Paula in California. It eventually became the largest wildfire in modern California history to date after burning 1,140 square kilometers (440 sq mi) in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. 2014 Islamic insurgents kill three state police at a traffic circle before taking an empty school and a "press house" in Grozny. Ten state forces die with 28 injured in gun battles ending with ten insurgents killed. 1984 Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers kill 107–150 civilians in Mannar. 1979 The Hastie fire in Hull kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee. 1971 During a concert by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention at the Montreux Casino, an audience member fires a flare gun into the ceiling, causing a fire that destroys the venue. The incident served as the inspiration for Deep Purple's 1973 song Smoke on the Water. 1939 World War II: HMS Nelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.