List of earthquakes in 2025

Earthquakes in 2025

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2025 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw  China
Deadliest	7.1 Mw  China 126 deaths
Total fatalities	128
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	6
5.0–5.9	116
4.0–4.9	699
← 2024

This is a list of earthquakes in 2025. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS.

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date	Event
1	126	7.1	China, Tibet Autonomous Region	IX (Violent)	10.0	January 7	2025 Tibet earthquake

Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 dead.

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date	Event
1	7.1	126	China, Tibet Autonomous Region	IX (Violent)	10.0	January 7	2025 Tibet earthquake

Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude.

January

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw  China
Deadliest	7.1 Mw  China 126 deaths
Total fatalities	128
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	6
5.0–5.9	116
4.0–4.9	699

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[1]	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Sandwich Islands offshore	6.1	83.0	IV	-	-	-
2[2]	China, Ningxia, 4 km (2.5 mi) west-southwest of Yinchuan	4.8	10.0	VI	Six people injured, 7,599 buildings damaged and railway services disrupted in Yinchuan.[3][4]	-	6
2[5]	China, Inner Mongolia, 13 km (8.1 mi) southwest of Nanliang Nongchang	4.8	10.0	VI	One building severely damaged, a balcony collapsed and several structures damaged in the Yinchuan area.[6]	-	-
2[7]	Chile, Antofagasta, 80 km (50 mi) north- of Calama	6.1	99.0	V	Landslides and power and water outages occurred in the epicentral area.[8][9]	-	-
4[10]	Ethiopia, Afar, 54 km (34 mi) north of Awash	5.7	8.0	VIII	Further information: 2024–25 Ethiopian earthquakes	2	Several
5[11]	El Salvador, La Paz offshore, 54 km (34 mi) south-southeast of La Libertad	6.2	46.0	VI	Two people injured, more than 10 homes and several buildings damaged and landslides in the San Salvador-Usulután area.[12][13]	-	2
6[14]	Iran, Fars, 78 km (48 mi) south-southwest of Firuzabad	5.2	10.0	VI	At least 200 homes destroyed and 300 others damaged in Farashband County.[15]	-	-
7[16]	China, Tibet Autonomous Region, 94 km (58 mi) northeast of Lobuche, Nepal	7.1	10.0	IX	Further information: 2025 Tibet earthquake	126	351
7[17]	Indonesia, East Nusa Tenggara offshore, 44 km (27 mi) north-northwest of Komodo	5.0	10.0	V	One home collapsed in the Bima area.[18]	-	-
12[19]	Mexico, Michoacán, 21 km (13 mi) east-southeast of Aquila	6.2	34.0	VI	Two people injured by wall collapses in Chinicuila.[20] More than 25 homes and several buildings damaged in the Apatzingán-Coalcomán-Tamazula de Gordiano area. Landslides blocked a road between Colima and Manzanillo.[21][22][23]	-	2
13[24]	Ecuador, Guayas, 11 km (6.8 mi) south-southeast of Guayaquil	5.1	82.7	V	One person injured and one home collapsed in El Guabo.[25] More than 141 structures damaged in the Guayaquil area.[26]	-	1
13[27]	Japan, Miyazaki offshore, 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Miyazaki	6.8	36.0	VI	Four people injured in the Aira-Miyazaki-Saiki area.[28][29] Two buildings, water pipes and roads damaged[30][28] and a 20 cm (7.9 in) tsunami observed in Miyazaki Prefecture.[31]	-	4
13[32]	China, Tibet Autonomous Region, 88 km (55 mi) northeast of Lobuche, Nepal	5.1	10.0	VI	Aftershocks of the 7.1 event on January 7. Several homes destroyed in Tingri County.[33]	-	-
13[34]	China, Tibet Autonomous Region, 89 km (55 mi) northeast of Lobuche, Nepal	5.1	10.0	V		-	-
13[35]	Iran, Fars, 78 km (48 mi) south-southwest of Firuzabad	4.7	10.0	V	Several homes damaged or destroyed in ten villages in the Dehram area.[36]	-	-
15[37]	Indonesia, West Nusa Tenggara, 38 km (24 mi) south-southeast of Dompu	4.9	12.0	IV	One home severely damaged in Bima.[38]	-	-
16[39]	Indonesia, East Java, 37 km (23 mi) south-southeast of Jember	3.2	16.0	-	One home destroyed and several others damaged in Jember Regency.[40]	-	-
17[41]	Indonesia, West Java, 28 km (17 mi) south-southeast of Palabuhanratu	4.2	27.0	-	One home collapsed and several others damaged in Sukabumi Regency.[42][43]	-	-
19[44]	Portugal, Azores, 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Angra do Heroísmo	4.3	0.0	-	Several walls collapsed and several houses damaged in Terceira.[45]	-	-
20[46]	Taiwan, Tainan, 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Yujing	6.0	10.0	VIII	Fifty people injured in the Tainan-Chiayi-Kaoshiung-Yunlin area.[47] At least 200 homes destroyed, 2,678 others and 256 schools damaged in the Tainan-Chiayi area, mostly in Nansi and Yujing Districts.[48][49][50] A wall collapsed, some roads severely damaged and rockfalls in Dapu, Chiayi.[51]	-	50
22[52]	Philippines, Eastern Visayas, 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Liloan	5.7	9.0	VII	Thirty-one people injured, six houses destroyed and 391 structures damaged in Southern Leyte.[53] One road damaged and landslides occurred in the Liloan-San Francisco-Saint Bernard area.[54][55][56]	-	31
23[57]	Philippines, Zamboanga Peninsula offshore, 9 km (5.6 mi) west southwest of Siocon	5.4	10.0	VI	Fifteen students injured, 48 structures including Zamboanga International Airport damaged and power outages in the Siocon-Zamboanga City area.[58][59][60]	-	15
24[61]	Indonesia, Southeast Sulawesi, 81 km (50 mi) west of Kendari	4.8	10.0	IV	One home destroyed and one hospital damaged in Kolaka Regency.[62][63]	-	-
25[64]	Taiwan, Tainan, 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Yujing	5.1	10.0	VI	Aftershock of the 6.0 event on January 20. One person injured in Nansi, the walls of several homes and a school collapsed, many others damaged and power outages in the Dongshan area.[65][66][67]	-	1
25[68]	Taiwan, Tainan, 4 km (2.5 mi) west southwest of Yujing	5.2	10.0	VII	Aftershock of the 6.0 event on January 20. One home destroyed in Nansi; at least 10 others and a school damaged and power outages in the Dongshan area.[69]	-	-

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