Incidents on 24 December 2025

M6.0 Earthquake — 2025 Taitung, Taiwan Earthquake 09:47 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Severe M4.9 Earthquake — 88 km E of Shikotan, Russia 23:00 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 236 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam 22:37 UTC · Palau · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — Norwegian Sea 22:37 UTC · Iceland · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — Reykjanes Ridge 21:37 UTC · Iceland · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — west of Macquarie Island 21:03 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Mid-Indian Ridge 20:18 UTC · USGS Moderate M3.0 Earthquake — 5 km NNW of Dublin, CA 19:36 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Reykjanes Ridge 18:54 UTC · Iceland · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 191 km ESE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna 18:00 UTC · Samoa · USGS Moderate M5.7 Earthquake — 216 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam 15:00 UTC · Palau · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 93 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia 13:34 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 27 km S of Merizo Village, Guam 13:33 UTC · Palau · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska 10:56 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 114 km E of Barcelona, Philippines 05:50 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 89 km SSE of Bengkulu, Indonesia 05:30 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 103 km N of Bamboo Flat, India 04:09 UTC · India · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 183 km ENE of Tokār, Sudan 01:55 UTC · Sudan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 23 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile 01:05 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 154 km E of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe 00:53 UTC · Dominica · USGS Moderate M2.6 Earthquake — 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico 23:27 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 19 km N of Meknès, Morocco 22:43 UTC · Morocco · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 169 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga 21:47 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Norwegian Sea 21:44 UTC · Iceland · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 14 km ENE of Wright, Wyoming 21:30 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 12 km SW of Sangay, Philippines 21:05 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 29 km SE of Wright, Wyoming 20:20 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — southeast of the Loyalty Islands 20:06 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 10 km NNE of Cabazon, CA 20:03 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Mid-Indian Ridge 20:01 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 83 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan 19:41 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 84 km E of Shikotan, Russia 19:38 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 68 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua 19:24 UTC · Nicaragua · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Fiji region 17:10 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 10 km WSW of Malibu, CA 17:08 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 75 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 14:40 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 43 km SSE of Inarajan Village, Guam 13:41 UTC · Palau · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 38 km S of Kisasa, Tanzania 13:37 UTC · Tanzania · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 108 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia 12:39 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 100 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 12:33 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 3 km SSE of Indios, Puerto Rico 12:19 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 17 km W of La Ligua, Chile 12:18 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 185 km W of Neiafu, Tonga 12:12 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 114 km SSW of Atka, Alaska 11:50 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 113 km SSW of Atka, Alaska 11:48 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 108 km SSW of Atka, Alaska 11:45 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 11:34 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 96 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska 11:12 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 16 km W of Anchorage, Alaska 10:42 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 10:27 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 115 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 10:00 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 187 km E of Atka, Alaska 08:41 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 115 km SSW of Atka, Alaska 08:29 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 129 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska 07:34 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 41 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska 07:00 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 50 km NNE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran 06:48 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 51 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska 06:15 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 18 km SSW of Calama, Chile 06:10 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 116 km S of Honchō, Japan 04:04 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 61 km NE of Valmy, Nevada 03:50 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 28 km NNW of Old Harbor, Alaska 03:28 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 102 km SSW of Atka, Alaska 03:14 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 34 km N of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea 03:12 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 83 km SSW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia 03:05 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 204 km ENE of Tokār, Sudan 03:00 UTC · Sudan · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 02:53 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Fiji region 02:26 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska 01:55 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 38 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska 01:26 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 72 km S of Atka, Alaska 01:22 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 38 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska 00:50 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 131 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 00:23 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 101 km SSW of Urakawa, Japan 00:18 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 101 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 00:15 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 125 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico 00:08 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 126 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico 00:06 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus - Global update 09:19 UTC · Saudi Arabia · WHO Severe

Drei Tote bei Explosion in Russland: Erneute Detonation in Moskau 08:00 UTC · Germany · GNEWS Minor

2018 A helicopter crash kills Martha Érika Alonso, first female Governor of Puebla, Mexico, and her husband Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, former governor. 2005 Chad–Sudan relations: Chad declares a state of belligerence against Sudan following a December 18 attack on Adré, which left about 100 people dead. 1974 Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia. 1964 Vietnam War: Viet Cong operatives bomb the Brinks Hotel in Saigon, South Vietnam to demonstrate they can strike an American installation in the heavily guarded capital. 1955 A flood devastates California, killing 74 people across portions of the state. 1953 Tangiwai disaster: In New Zealand's North Island, at Tangiwai, a railway bridge is damaged by a lahar and collapses beneath a passenger train, killing 151 people. 1929 A four alarm fire breaks out in the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C. 1913 The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 striking workers families at a Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire". 1800 The Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise fails to kill Napoleon Bonaparte.