Incidents on 5 December 2025

M4.6 Earthquake — West Chile Rise 23:40 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 160 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 23:28 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 126 km S of Tambolaka, Indonesia 20:42 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — North Atlantic Ocean 19:47 UTC · Suriname · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 8 km ESE of Padong, Philippines 19:37 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M5.5 Earthquake — 201 km SW of José María Morelos, Mexico 19:33 UTC · Mexico · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — Drake Passage 19:24 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Drake Passage 18:18 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 131 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands 16:06 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 14:40 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 154 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 12:03 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — North Atlantic Ocean 11:50 UTC · Suriname · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 139 km SW of Dunhuang, China 11:48 UTC · China · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — Drake Passage 10:50 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 140 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 05:34 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 57 km NW of Madang, Papua New Guinea 04:39 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 100 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 01:52 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M3.7 Earthquake — 24 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 23:14 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 31 km W of Pop, Uzbekistan 21:04 UTC · Uzbekistan · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 58 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska 20:14 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 18 km SE of Wright, Wyoming 20:07 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 84 km N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico 19:37 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 89 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 19:32 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 38 km NW of Stanton, Texas 19:30 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 34 km NE of Whittier, Alaska 18:52 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 262 km E of Levuka, Fiji 18:23 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 33 km N of Chamba, India 18:06 UTC · India · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 161 km WNW of Jamestown, Saint Helena 16:38 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 165 km SW of Campo Acosta, Mexico 16:22 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 79 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece 15:49 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 99 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 15:35 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 119 km SW of Adak, Alaska 14:55 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 53 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska 13:25 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 80 km N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico 13:08 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 11 km E of Naalehu, Hawaii 11:55 UTC · Kiribati · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 55 km ENE of Singaraja, Indonesia 11:02 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 22 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 10:28 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 3 km ESE of Fuengirola, Spain 09:38 UTC · Spain · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 4 km ENE of Guaymate, Dominican Republic 09:17 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 90 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska 08:40 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 08:23 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 41 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile 08:15 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 190 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 07:59 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 94 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 07:13 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 55 km N of Chase, Alaska 06:58 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia 06:14 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas 04:55 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 147 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 04:54 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas 04:53 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 122 km NNE of Roxby Downs, Australia 04:15 UTC · Australia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 13 km WNW of Edgefield, Louisiana 04:08 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 44 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 04:04 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 02:49 UTC · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 19 km N of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 02:45 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 32 km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA 02:32 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 84 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska 02:26 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 120 km SE of Wadomari, Japan 02:12 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 62 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 01:26 UTC · United States · USGS Minor

Broader transmission of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV – Global situation 17:52 UTC · WHO Severe Avian Influenza A(H5N5)- United States of America 17:06 UTC · United States · WHO Severe

2005 The 6.8 Mw Lake Tanganyika earthquake shakes the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing six people. 1033 The Jordan Rift Valley earthquake destroys multiple cities across the Levant, triggers a tsunami and kills many.