Incidents on 27 December 2025

M6.6 Earthquake — 29 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan 15:05 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Severe M4.8 Earthquake — Fiji region 22:11 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — western Indian-Antarctic Ridge 19:06 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 13 km NE of San Juan, Philippines 18:26 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 17:44 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 12 km WNW of Dhekiajuli, India 12:42 UTC · India · USGS Moderate M5.6 Earthquake — 37 km NW of Añatuya, Argentina 10:40 UTC · Argentina · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 34 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea 08:18 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga 05:45 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 193 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia 03:00 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 220 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 02:25 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 191 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia 01:10 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 31 km W of Végueta, Peru 00:35 UTC · Peru · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — 193 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia 00:22 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.4 Earthquake — 34 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu 23:52 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 23:30 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — western Xizang 23:21 UTC · China · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 84 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan 23:03 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 22:47 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 20 km NE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic 22:31 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 95 km SW of Atka, Alaska 22:08 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 84 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska 21:56 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji 21:49 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 39 km SE of Yigo Village, Guam 21:35 UTC · Palau · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 21 km SSE of Wright, Wyoming 21:03 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 12 km SSE of Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming 20:43 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 101 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua 20:15 UTC · Nicaragua · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 34 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste 18:56 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 38 km NW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan 18:45 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 18:28 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 6 km SW of Funny River, Alaska 18:22 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 98 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea 18:12 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 19 km SSE of Pāhala, Hawaii 17:37 UTC · Kiribati · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 36 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan 16:45 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 93 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 16:31 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga 16:18 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 53 km W of Ollagüe, Chile 15:51 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 7 km SSW of Pāhala, Hawaii 15:34 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 21 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada 15:20 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 10 km SSW of Valencia, CA 14:34 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 56 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska 14:34 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 10 km SSW of Valencia, CA 14:25 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 133 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 13:06 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 12 km E of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana 12:47 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 94 km E of Sarangani, Philippines 12:00 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 88 km S of La Tirana, Chile 10:26 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 110 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 09:54 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 114 km S of Sand Point, Alaska 09:52 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 44 km S of Koshima, Japan 09:35 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 40 km NE of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia 09:16 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 68 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska 08:14 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 163 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 06:34 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 113 km NNW of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia 04:51 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 80 km W of Akhiok, Alaska 04:06 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Bonin Islands, Japan region 03:58 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 41 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan 03:55 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 10 km NNW of Avenal, CA 03:33 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 258 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska 03:29 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 141 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador 03:13 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 194 km NE of Kuril’sk, Russia 02:54 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 84 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines 02:29 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 20 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska 02:24 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 12 km NNW of Kermit, Texas 01:00 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Bonin Islands, Japan region 00:57 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — D'Entrecasteaux Islands region 00:57 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — D'Entrecasteaux Islands region 00:51 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 00:41 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 32 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan 00:33 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor

China mandates “No Fire, No Explosion” EV battery rule as 294 national standards finalized 08:00 UTC · Pakistan · GNEWS · 2 sources Minor

10 Movies Like The Great Flood You Must See 00:13 UTC · Spain · GNEWS · 10 sources Minor

2009 Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, Iran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators. 2007 Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis. 2004 Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet. 2002 Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. 1985 Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside the airports of Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria. 1939 The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed. 1836 The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing eight people.