Earthquakes on December 26, 2025
355
EARTHQUAKES on December 26, 2025
24-hour UTC period · USGS data
10 km deep
Elevated activitycompared to daily average (~250/day)
Magnitude Breakdown
M5.0+
3
M4.0–4.9
45
M3.0–3.9
11
M2.0–2.9
121
M1.0–1.9
175
Activity Summary
355
Total earthquakes
~250
Daily average
Elevated
Activity level
3
M5.0+ events
Geographic Breakdown
By US State
Top Countries (International)
Significant Earthquakes (M4.5+)
5.6
129 km ESE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
08:36 UTC · 10.0 km deep
5.2
108 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
23:02 UTC · 84.2 km deep
5.1
Drake Passage
04:44 UTC · 10.0 km deep
4.9
96 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
07:45 UTC · 10.0 km deep
4.8
south of the Fiji Islands
16:41 UTC · 575.9 km deep
4.8
42 km N of San Alejandro, Peru
16:31 UTC · 128.4 km deep
4.7
180 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
14:38 UTC · 17.6 km deep
4.7
204 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
12:33 UTC · 10.0 km deep
Earthquake Map — December 26, 2025
All Earthquakes — December 26, 2025
Showing 30 of 180 (filtered from 355)
(Filtered to M2.0+. Change the magnitude filter to see smaller events.)
| Time ↓ | Mag ↕ | Location ↕ | Depth ↕ | Felt ↕ | MMI | Alert | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 23:44:04 UTC | 2.6ml | 102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 60.470°, -139.680° | 5.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Reports of a magnitude 2.6 earthquake 102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska came in on December 26, 2025 at 23:44 UTC. Coming 3 hours after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake in the immediate vicinity, it is most likely an aftershock of that larger rupture. The event was offshore. See the M2.6 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 23:22:24 UTC | 2.0ml | 121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 60.628°, -140.028° | 9.2 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On December 26, 2025 at 23:22 UTC, a magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. It arrived roughly 7 hours after a larger magnitude 2.7 mainshock in the same 20 km area, placing it within the typical aftershock window. The event was offshore. See the M2.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 23:02:24 UTC | 5.2mb | 108 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea -4.543°, 153.223° | 84.2 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake was recorded 108 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea on December 26, 2025 at 23:02 UTC. See the M5.2 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 22:44:40 UTC | 2.4ml | 10 km E of Puebla, B.C., MX 32.563°, -115.247° | 14.4 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On December 26, 2025, worldwide seismic activity registered a magnitude 2.4 earthquake 10 km E of Puebla, B.C., MX at 22:44 UTC. The event was offshore. See the M2.4 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 22:44:01 UTC | 2.3ml | 9 km E of Puebla, B.C., MX 32.557°, -115.253° | 16.4 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded 9 km E of Puebla, B.C., MX on December 26, 2025 at 22:44 UTC. The event was offshore. See the M2.3 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 22:35:38 UTC | 2.5md | 9 km NW of Pinnacles, CA 36.580°, -121.228° | 4.7 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On December 26, 2025 at 22:35 UTC, a magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This very shallow event was close enough to the surface that even modest magnitudes can produce significant local shaking. See the M2.5 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 22:34:52 UTC | 2.0ml | 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 60.570°, -139.860° | 12.5 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska on December 26, 2025 at 22:34 UTC. This event falls inside the aftershock decay of a nearby magnitude 4.1 earthquake that occurred about 1 hours earlier. The event was offshore. See the M2.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 22:14:41 UTC | 2.1ml | 50 km W of Tyonek, Alaska 61.097°, -152.073° | 105.7 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Reports of a magnitude 2.1 earthquake 50 km W of Tyonek, Alaska came in on December 26, 2025 at 22:14 UTC. The event was offshore. See the M2.1 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 22:11:34 UTC | 2.0ml | 116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 60.589°, -139.919° | 12.6 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Seismographs logged a magnitude 2.0 earthquake 116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska with origin time 22:11 UTC on December 26, 2025. Coming 1 hours after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake in the immediate vicinity, it is most likely an aftershock of that larger rupture. The event was offshore. See the M2.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 21:55:01 UTC | 2.2md | 10 km NNW of Avenal, CA 36.080°, -120.185° | 7.5 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On December 26, 2025, worldwide seismic activity registered a magnitude 2.2 earthquake 10 km NNW of Avenal, CA at 21:55 UTC. See the M2.2 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 21:20:30 UTC | 2.0ml | 103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 60.471°, -139.604° | 8.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On December 26, 2025, worldwide seismic activity registered a magnitude 2.0 earthquake 103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska at 21:20 UTC. It arrived roughly 1 hours after a larger magnitude 4.1 mainshock in the same 20 km area, placing it within the typical aftershock window. The event was offshore. See the M2.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 21:19:20 UTC | 2.1ml | 109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 60.528°, -139.540° | 4.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 2.1 seismic event took place 109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska on December 26, 2025 at 21:19 UTC. This event falls inside the aftershock decay of a nearby magnitude 4.1 earthquake that occurred about 1 hours earlier. This very shallow event was close enough to the surface that even modest magnitudes can produce significant local shaking. See the M2.1 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 21:17:17 UTC | 2.1ml | 102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 60.468°, -139.577° | 3.6 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
December 26, 2025 brought a magnitude 2.1 earthquake 102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska, logged at 21:17 UTC. Coming 1 hours after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake in the immediate vicinity, it is most likely an aftershock of that larger rupture. This very shallow event was close enough to the surface that even modest magnitudes can produce significant local shaking. See the M2.1 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 21:10:04 UTC | 2.3ml | 115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 60.585°, -139.704° | 8.1 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
The USGS recorded this magnitude 2.3 earthquake 115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska at 21:10 UTC on December 26, 2025. Coming 1 hours after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake in the immediate vicinity, it is most likely an aftershock of that larger rupture. The event was offshore. See the M2.3 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 21:09:36 UTC | 4.2mb | 6 km SE of Takahama, Japan 35.453°, 135.604° | 352.6 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On December 26, 2025, worldwide seismic activity registered a magnitude 4.2 earthquake 6 km SE of Takahama, Japan at 21:09 UTC. This deep-focus earthquake originated far below the brittle crust, deep inside the mantle. See the M4.2 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 21:07:08 UTC | 4.1mwr | 115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 60.579°, -139.637° | 5.0 km | - | IV | green | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake was recorded 115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska on December 26, 2025 at 21:07 UTC. In the 72 hours after this event, the USGS recorded 12 smaller earthquakes within 20 km, consistent with an ongoing aftershock sequence rooted here. The USGS PAGER system assigned a green alert level for this event, signalling no significant casualties or damage expected. See the M4.1 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 21:06:46 UTC | 2.0ml | 38 km N of Karluk, Alaska 57.916°, -154.385° | 66.2 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
At 21:06 UTC on December 26, 2025, a magnitude 2.0 tremor occurred 38 km N of Karluk, Alaska. The event was offshore. See the M2.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 21:04:26 UTC | 2.0ml | 74 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska 63.148°, -150.447° | 113.5 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
The USGS recorded this magnitude 2.0 earthquake 74 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska at 21:04 UTC on December 26, 2025. See the M2.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 21:01:43 UTC | 2.0ml | 112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 60.559°, -139.711° | 11.8 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
This magnitude 2.0 event was detected 112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska on December 26, 2025, with origin time 21:01 UTC. It arrived roughly 10 hours after a larger magnitude 2.9 mainshock in the same 20 km area, placing it within the typical aftershock window. The event was offshore. See the M2.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 20:48:48 UTC | 4.4mb | 9 km SW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste -9.268°, 124.337° | 32.2 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake was recorded 9 km SW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste on December 26, 2025 at 20:48 UTC. The event was offshore. See the M4.4 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 20:11:29 UTC | 4.3mb | 126 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua 11.832°, -88.158° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Reports of a magnitude 4.3 earthquake 126 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua came in on December 26, 2025 at 20:11 UTC. The event was offshore. See the M4.3 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 20:08:43 UTC | 4.4mb | 165 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia -2.250°, 139.187° | 25.7 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Seismographs logged a magnitude 4.4 earthquake 165 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia with origin time 20:08 UTC on December 26, 2025. See the M4.4 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 20:06:48 UTC | 2.0ml | 106 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska 60.482°, -140.145° | 14.7 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Reports of a magnitude 2.0 earthquake 106 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska came in on December 26, 2025 at 20:06 UTC. This event falls inside the aftershock decay of a nearby magnitude 2.7 earthquake that occurred about 4 hours earlier. See the M2.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 19:53:10 UTC | 2.8ml | 82 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska 54.391°, -161.763° | 3.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
At 19:53 UTC on December 26, 2025, a magnitude 2.8 tremor occurred 82 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska. This event falls inside the aftershock decay of a nearby magnitude 3.0 earthquake that occurred about 11 hours earlier. This very shallow event was close enough to the surface that even modest magnitudes can produce significant local shaking. See the M2.8 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 19:45:23 UTC | 2.0ml | 85 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska 60.300°, -139.393° | 0.4 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 2.0 seismic event took place 85 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska on December 26, 2025 at 19:45 UTC. Coming 5 hours after a magnitude 2.4 earthquake in the immediate vicinity, it is most likely an aftershock of that larger rupture. This very shallow event was close enough to the surface that even modest magnitudes can produce significant local shaking. See the M2.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 19:44:26 UTC | 4.2mb | 138 km NW of Tumxuk, China 40.858°, 78.066° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
At 19:44 UTC on December 26, 2025, a magnitude 4.2 tremor occurred 138 km NW of Tumxuk, China. The event was offshore. See the M4.2 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 19:39:39 UTC | 2.1ml | 107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 60.508°, -139.632° | 5.8 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On December 26, 2025 at 19:39 UTC, a magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. It arrived roughly 9 hours after a larger magnitude 2.9 mainshock in the same 20 km area, placing it within the typical aftershock window. The event was offshore. See the M2.1 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 19:27:54 UTC | 4.6mb | Fiji region -20.534°, -178.954° | 623.1 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On December 26, 2025 at 19:27 UTC, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region. This is the deepest earthquake in the current dataset — a deep-focus event. See the M4.6 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 19:24:59 UTC | 2.0ml | 95 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 60.399°, -139.487° | 8.4 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
December 26, 2025 brought a magnitude 2.0 earthquake 95 km N of Yakutat, Alaska, logged at 19:24 UTC. It arrived roughly 9 hours after a larger magnitude 2.9 mainshock in the same 20 km area, placing it within the typical aftershock window. The event was offshore. See the M2.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2025-12-26 2025-12-26 19:22:46 UTC | 4.5mb | 107 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea -5.311°, 152.337° | 43.7 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
The USGS recorded this magnitude 4.5 earthquake 107 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea at 19:22 UTC on December 26, 2025. The event was offshore. See the M4.5 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
Legend:
Mag: Magnitude (magType = ml, mb, mw, etc.)
Felt: Number of DYFI felt reports
MMI: Modified Mercalli Intensity (I-X+)
Alert: PAGER alert level
Depth: Shallow (<70km), Intermediate, Deep (>300km)
Status: Auto = preliminary, Reviewed = verified by seismologist
Click any row to see additional technical details.
About This Page
This page shows all earthquakes recorded by the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program during the 24-hour UTC period on December 26, 2025. Data includes all events of magnitude 1.0 or greater. Past earthquake data is considered final after review by USGS seismologists.