ScienceMap of events28 October 2026

Every earthquake of 2025, on the map

All 8,558 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more recorded worldwide in 2025 by the USGS, at their date and place: 23.4 a day.

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The Kamchatka earthquake (M 8.8) alone released 83% of the energy of all the year's earthquakes: each extra point of magnitude is about 32 times more energy.

The 16 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or more

Magnitude and date (UTC)

Rank	Name	Value
1	Kamchatka, Russia	M 8.8 · July 29
2	Kamchatka, Russia	M 7.8 · September 18
3	Mandalay, Myanmar	M 7.7 · March 28

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Source: USGS · ANSS ComCat

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