Incidents on 17 December 2025

M5.6 Earthquake — 148 km SSE of Burica, Panama 23:07 UTC · Panama · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 82 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 22:30 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 49 km SE of Porto Martins, Portugal 21:42 UTC · Portugal · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 77 km SSE of Kuqa, China 19:01 UTC · China · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Pacific-Antarctic Ridge 17:58 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — 278 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna 17:23 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.6 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 17:05 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 157 km SSW of Teluk Dalam, Indonesia 15:48 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — South Indian Ocean 15:34 UTC · Singapore · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 13:27 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands 10:30 UTC · Palau · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 94 km E of Mutsu, Japan 09:50 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M3.0 Earthquake — 4 km SE of San Ramon, CA 06:11 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region 06:00 UTC · Maldives · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 122 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia 05:27 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M3.1 Earthquake — 7 km NNE of Fontana, CA 04:04 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 170 km ESE of Tatsugō, Japan 02:43 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 145 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia 01:48 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — 108 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia 01:44 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M2.8 Earthquake — 30 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada 23:56 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 112 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska 23:56 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 181 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 22:44 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 224 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia 22:33 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 9 km SE of Babino Polje, Croatia 22:07 UTC · Croatia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 171 km S of Atka, Alaska 21:36 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 155 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna 20:20 UTC · Samoa · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 19:57 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 71 km S of Akutan, Alaska 18:10 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 25 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska 17:19 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 70 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga 17:08 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 39 km SSW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 16:43 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 96 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 16:16 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 296 km E of Yamada, Japan 15:16 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 262 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska 14:57 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 4 km WNW of Fuig, Puerto Rico 14:50 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 12:20 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 53 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 12:13 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 95 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 12:08 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Bonin Islands, Japan region 12:01 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 34 km ENE of Barkhan, Pakistan 11:43 UTC · Pakistan · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 48 km W of Ferndale, CA 11:35 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 43 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska 11:14 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 51 km NE of Chenega, Alaska 11:07 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 11:04 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 54 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska 10:28 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge 10:24 UTC · Maldives · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 21 km E of Little Lake, CA 10:01 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 83 km ENE of Manokwari, Indonesia 09:42 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 108 km NNE of Atka, Alaska 09:42 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 96 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska 09:27 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 95 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 09:20 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 176 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste 08:51 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 08:26 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 45 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska 08:22 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 55 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska 07:41 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 108 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia 07:19 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 67 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador 07:17 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 80 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia 06:42 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 06:21 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 236 km S of Atka, Alaska 04:55 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 94 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia 04:41 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 30 km NNW of Yaguaraparo, Venezuela 04:39 UTC · Venezuela · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 23 km NW of Jiangyou, China 04:24 UTC · China · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 206 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 04:00 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 67 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia 03:49 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 55 km NE of Valmy, Nevada 03:45 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 102 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea 03:13 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 02:39 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 02:23 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — east of the Kuril Islands 01:40 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 142 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia 01:36 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 17 km NNE of Kırıkhan, Turkey 01:15 UTC · Turkey · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 78 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 00:45 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 80 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 00:43 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 83 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 00:42 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 220 km SSE of Attu Station, Alaska 00:19 UTC · USGS Minor

Fire in Kolkata: পরপর শোনা যাচ্ছে বিস্ফোরণের শব্দ, দাউদাউ করে আগুন জ্বলছে নিউ টাউনের বাংলাদেশি কলোনিতে 08:00 UTC · India · GNEWS Moderate L’explosion à Trévoux, dans l’Ain, qui a tué deux enfants, a été causée par le suicide au gaz d’une occupante, annonce le parquet 08:00 UTC · DR Congo · GNEWS Minor

No one injured after fire breaks out at Beamsville home 08:00 UTC · Canada · GNEWS Minor চারদিকে আগুন, ইকোপার্কের কাছেই দাউদাউ করে জ্বলছে একের পর এক ঝুপড়ি 08:00 UTC · Bangladesh · GNEWS Minor

2010 Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring. 2009 MV Danny F II sinks off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and over 28,000 animals. 1989 Romanian Revolution: Protests continue in Timișoara, Romania, with rioters breaking into the Romanian Communist Party's District Committee building and attempting to set it on fire. 1989 The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". 1983 Provisional IRA members detonate a car bomb at Harrods Department Store in London. Three police officers and three civilians are killed. 1970 Polish protests: In Gdynia, soldiers fire at workers emerging from trains, killing dozens. 1961 Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500. 1960 Munich C-131 crash: Twenty passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground are killed. 1896 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire. 1837 A fire in the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg kills 30 guards. 1835 The second Great Fire of New York destroys 53,000 square metres (13 acres) of New York City's Financial District.