Incidents on 9 December 2025

M4.5 Earthquake — 81 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 23:19 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 98 km ENE of Yokohama, Japan 23:04 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 119 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan 22:20 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M5.3 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 21:00 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 20:31 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 24 km ESE of Solok, Indonesia 19:48 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 266 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia 19:43 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia 18:02 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 51 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina 17:54 UTC · Argentina · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 30 km WSW of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran 17:16 UTC · Iran · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 13:14 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — southern East Pacific Rise 12:30 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 189 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu 11:25 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 11:15 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 134 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 10:54 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 284 km SW of Grindavík, Iceland 10:12 UTC · Iceland · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 106 km S of Honchō, Japan 09:20 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 89 km E of Mutsu, Japan 09:09 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — 40 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia 07:02 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 06:54 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 42 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands 05:44 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 88 km S of Honchō, Japan 05:15 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 04:29 UTC · USGS Moderate M3.7 Earthquake — 10 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas 03:39 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 57 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea 03:33 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 03:08 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.3 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 00:37 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 76 km E of Yokohama, Japan 00:18 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M2.5 Earthquake — 106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 23:49 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 28 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska 23:18 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 23:02 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 22:59 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 22:50 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 127 km NE of Kuji, Japan 22:49 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 105 km SSW of Honchō, Japan 22:14 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 48 km NNW of Naisano Dua, Indonesia 21:51 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 21:38 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 184 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia 21:26 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 168 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska 21:22 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 4 km E of Skellytown, Texas 21:11 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 95 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska 20:43 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 20:41 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 20:22 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 14 km NE of Milford, Utah 19:47 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 19:38 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 19:20 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 19:19 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 19:10 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 37 km W of Port Lions, Alaska 19:03 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 16 km E of Wright, Wyoming 18:59 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 89 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 18:45 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 18:27 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 12 km NNW of Avon, Montana 18:22 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 18:16 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 17:51 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 94 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 17:47 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 17:46 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 17:40 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 97 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 17:15 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 17:04 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 75 km NNE of Serang, Indonesia 16:56 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 16:35 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 189 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia 16:29 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 16:29 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 16:24 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 16:03 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 20 km N of Burang, China 15:39 UTC · China · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 15:39 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 15:29 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 12 km E of Balmorhea, Texas 15:21 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 82 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia 15:20 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — off the coast of Oregon 15:12 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 15:10 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 86 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 14:47 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 94 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 14:43 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 143 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 14:28 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 96 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 14:26 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 60 km N of Petersville, Alaska 14:06 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 13:37 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 94 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 13:25 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 13:06 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 92 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 12:59 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 42 km NNE of Calama, Chile 12:57 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 12:34 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 14 km SSE of Cimin, Turkey 12:34 UTC · Turkey · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 228 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 12:30 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 91 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan 12:01 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 88 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska 11:51 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 99 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 11:32 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 11:30 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 4 km SSE of Lanuza, Philippines 11:06 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 39 km W of Ulagan, Russia 10:36 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 10:30 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 120 km S of Honchō, Japan 10:04 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 92 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 09:50 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 94 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 09:25 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 95 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 09:07 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 58 km WNW of Mejillones, Chile 09:01 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 08:54 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 32 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile 08:47 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 08:34 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 92 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 08:17 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 93 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 08:11 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 4 km SW of Borrego Springs, CA 08:01 UTC · United States · USGS Minor Japan earthquake update: What travellers need to know 08:00 UTC · India · GNEWS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 31 km NNE of Jalālābād, Afghanistan 07:47 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 107 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska 07:28 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 92 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 07:25 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 42 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia 07:07 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 06:54 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 06:42 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 54 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 06:15 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 100 km E of Gerāsh, Iran 06:06 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — Kuril Islands 05:57 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 130 km ENE of Kuji, Japan 05:48 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 81 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile 05:46 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 4 km NNW of Little America, Wyoming 05:00 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 04:56 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 93 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 04:47 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 104 km E of Yokohama, Japan 04:47 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 91 km S of San Juan, Peru 04:34 UTC · Peru · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 04:19 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 04:17 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 90 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 04:16 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 03:47 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 03:37 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 94 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 03:14 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 167 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska 03:09 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 03:05 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 94 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 03:00 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 72 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska 02:24 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 02:16 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 02:07 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 92 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 01:58 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 24 km ESE of Salamanca, Chile 01:57 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 01:29 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 01:20 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 64 km N of Nekā, Iran 00:52 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 00:51 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 00:14 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 00:09 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 134 km S of Honchō, Japan 00:09 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor

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