World Earthquake Report for Friday, 22 August 2025

Fri, 22 Aug 2025, 11:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 22 Aug 2025

Summary: 1 quake 7.0+, 9 quakes 5.0+, 40 quakes 4.0+, 140 quakes 3.0+, 359 quakes 2.0+ (549 total)
A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Drake Passage—between South America and Antarctica—early today, triggering a tsunami alert for parts of Chile’s coastline. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned of possible waves within three hours, and authorities remain on alert (Economic Times).
Meanwhile, aggregated data show a particularly active seismic day, with at least one quake above M7, around five above M5, and dozens more in the moderate range. According to our monitoring system, more than 1,800 earthquakes were detected in the past 24 hours, underscoring the global scale of seismic activity.
Other noteworthy tremors included a M5.3 near Mawlaik, Myanmar, and several magnitude-5 events in the South Shetland Islands region. While these quakes drew scientific attention, no major damage or casualties have been reported.
Despite the high numbers, today’s seismic activity was otherwise geographically dispersed and largely non-impactful—save for the Drake Passage and tsunami advisory, which remains the most significant event of the day.
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 7+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 9 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 40 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 140 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 359 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 1.1 x 1016 joules (3143 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.7 x 106 tons of TNT or 169 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 7.5 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 7.5 2025 Southern Drake Passage EarthquakeThursday, Aug 21, 2025, at 10:16 pm (GMT -4) – #2: Mag 5.8 159 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaThursday, Aug 21, 2025, at 10:21 pm (GMT +11) – #3: Mag 5.7 51 km SE of Ōfunato, JapanFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 07:34 am (GMT +9) – #4: Mag 5.3 36 km SW of Mawlaik, Burma (Myanmar)Friday, Aug 22, 2025, at 11:26 am (Yangon time) – #5: Mag 5.2 6 km W of Yujing, TaiwanFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 02:06 pm (Taipei time) – #6: Mag 5.1 Drake PassageThursday, Aug 21, 2025, at 11:17 pm (GMT -4) – #7: Mag 5.0 Drake PassageFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 01:18 am (GMT -4) – #8: Mag 5.0 Off East Coast of KamchatkaFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 01:42 am (GMT +11) – #9: Mag 5.0 New Britain Region, P.N.G.Friday, Aug 22, 2025, at 01:04 pm (GMT +10) – #10: Mag 5.0 124 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New GuineaFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 12:06 am (Port Moresby time) – Earthquakes reported felt#1: Mag 3.8 0 km NNW of San José, Costa Rica – 165 reportsFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 12:45 am (GMT -6) – #2: Mag 2.7 near Briançon – 37 reportsFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 05:41 am (GMT +2) – #3: Mag 5.7 51 km SE of Ōfunato, Japan – 11 reportsFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 07:34 am (GMT +9) – #4: Mag 7.5 2025 Southern Drake Passage Earthquake – 11 reportsThursday, Aug 21, 2025, at 10:16 pm (GMT -4) – #5: Mag 3.2 Java, Indonesia – 10 reportsThursday, Aug 21, 2025, at 06:27 pm (GMT +7) – #6: Mag 5.3 36 km SW of Mawlaik, Burma (Myanmar) – 7 reportsFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 11:26 am (Yangon time) – #7: Mag 3.4 Western Honshu, Japan – 7 reportsFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 01:30 am (GMT +9) – #8: Mag 3.7 Costa Rica – 6 reportsThursday, Aug 21, 2025, at 11:01 pm (GMT -6) – #9: Mag 2.4 Austria (AUSTRIA) – 6 reportsThursday, Aug 21, 2025, at 10:54 pm (GMT +2) – #10: Mag 5.8 159 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia – 5 reportsThursday, Aug 21, 2025, at 10:21 pm (GMT +11) – #11: Mag 4.1 New Zealand – 3 reportsFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 02:19 am (Auckland time) – #12: Mag 3.8 Costa Rica – 3 reportsFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 03:52 am (GMT -6) – #13: Mag 4.8 5 km NNW of San Luis, Philippines – 3 reportsFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 03:08 pm (Manila time) – #14: Mag 4.1 Guatemala – 2 reportsThursday, Aug 21, 2025, at 09:31 pm (El Salvador time) – #15: Mag 5.2 6 km W of Yujing, Taiwan – 2 reportsFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 02:06 pm (Taipei time) – #16: Mag 3.8 25 km SW of Boca De Yuma, Dominican Republic – 2 reportsFriday, Aug 22, 2025, at 01:29 am (GMT -4) – Earthquake stats