News about world-wide earthquake activity

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 12 Nov 2025 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Akuseki-jima (1 quake mag 1.7), Askja (14 quakes between mag 0.3-2.0), Bardarbunga (1 quake mag 1.2), Biliran (1 quake mag 3.1), Brennisteinsfjöll (2 quakes between mag 0.8-1.1), Cerro Negro de Mayasquer (1 quake mag 1.7)
Clear Lake (15 quakes between mag 0.3-1.5), Cleveland (1 quake mag 1.3), Coso (2 quakes between mag 0.4-1.5), Daisen (1 quake mag 1.1), El Chichón (3 quakes between mag 1.7-2.2), Eldey (3 quakes between mag 1.4-1.7), Eyafjallajökull (1 quake mag 1.2), Gran Canaria (1 quake mag 1.9), Hakone (2 quakes between mag 1.0-1.0), Isluga (4 quakes between mag 2.6-4.0), Kilauea (3 quakes between mag 1.7-2.6), Kirishima (5 quakes between mag 0.1-1.3), Kolumbo (4 quakes between mag 1.3-1.9), Krakatau (1 quake mag 2.9), Krísuvík (5 quakes between mag 0.1-1.0), Ljósufjöll (2 quakes between mag 1.5-2.2), Loihi (4 quakes between mag 1.7-2.3), Markagunt Plateau (1 quake mag 3.0), Nyiragongo (1 quake mag 3.0), Ontake-san (2 quakes between mag 0.2-1.0), Ranakah (1 quake mag 2.0), Sakurajima (1 quake mag 1.2), Salton Buttes (3 quakes between mag 0.3-1.4), San Pablo (1 quake mag 3.0), Shishaldin (2 quakes between mag 1.0-1.5), Sousaki (1 quake mag 1.8), Suoh (1 quake mag 1.9), Suwanose-jima (2 quakes between mag 1.8-2.0), Talang (1 quake mag 1.8), Turrialba (1 quake mag 1.4) (updated 08h50)

Note: Earthquakes within 20 km from and at depths less than 50 km under active volcanoes are reported. The list is not complete because many volcanoes are not monitored and/or seismic data in high resolution is not available publicly.

Volcanoes with recent earthquakes above magnitude 2 or more than 10 quakes are listed below:

Askja volcano (Iceland): 14 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.0

Biliran volcano (Central Philippines): magnitude 3.1 earthquake

Clear Lake volcano (California): 15 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.5

El Chichón volcano (Southern Mexico): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.2

Isluga volcano (Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina): 4 earthquakes up to magnitude 4.0

Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.6

Krakatau volcano (Sunda Strait): magnitude 2.9 earthquake

Ljósufjöll volcano (Iceland): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.2

Loihi volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): 4 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.3

Markagunt Plateau volcano (Utah): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Nyiragongo volcano (Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

San Pablo volcano (Luzon Island): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 12 Nov 2025

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.8 Norwegian Sea, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

#2: Mag 5.7 Norwegian Sea, 397 km west of Bjornoya Island, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

#3: Mag 5.4 Aru Sea, 48 km west of Pulau Wasir Island, Maluku, Indonesia

#4: Mag 5.4 North Pacific Ocean, 177 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan

#5: Mag 5.1 Madang Province, 29 km northeast of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

#6: Mag 5.0 South Atlantic Ocean, 154 km north of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

#7: Mag 4.9 Southeast of Easter Island

#8: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 144 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

#9: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 143 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan

#10: Mag 4.8 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 4.6 25 km northwest of Namangan, Namangan, Uzbekistan - 46 reports

#2: Mag 3.3 56 km southeast of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand - 23 reports

#3: Mag 5.8 Norwegian Sea, Svalbard and Jan Mayen - 7 reports

#4: Mag 4.3 1.5 km east of Bogo, Province of Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines - 6 reports

#5: Mag 3.7 29 mi west of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States - 5 reports

#6: Mag 4.2 2.9 km southeast of Bogo, Province of Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines - 3 reports

#7: Mag 5.7 Norwegian Sea, 397 km west of Bjornoya Island, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen - 2 reports

#8: Mag 5.1 Madang Province, 29 km northeast of Goroka, Papua New Guinea - 2 reports

#9: Mag 2.6 Craig County, 27 mi northeast of Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States - 2 reports

#10: Mag 5.4 North Pacific Ocean, 177 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan - 2 reports

#11: Mag 4.1 77 km southeast of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 2 reports

#12: Mag 3.1 28 km northwest of Carigara, Province of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines - 2 reports

#13: Mag 3.5 18 km south of Bigadic, Balikesir, Turkey - 2 reports

#14: Mag 2.5 Aegean Sea, 24 km south of Nisos Poros Island, Nomos Attikis, Attica, Greece - 2 reports

#15: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 144 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia - 2 reports

Earthquake stats

An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 occurred in the evening on Wednesday, November 12th, 2025, at 8:43 pm local time near Hamilton, Hamilton City, Waikato, New Zealand, as reported by New Zealand's Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey (GeoNet).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 5. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 3.2 earthquake.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Putaruru (pop. 4,700) located 4 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Tokoroa (pop. 14,500) located 21 km from the epicenter, Matamata (pop. 6,300) 27 km away, Rotorua (pop. 65,900) 38 km away, and Cambridge (pop. 15,200) 39 km away. In Te Awamutu (pop. 14,000, 44 km away), Tauranga (pop. 155,200, 51 km away), and Hamilton (pop. 178,500, 56 km away), the quake was probably not felt.

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An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 occurred only 20 minutes ago 29 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 2.7 miles beneath the epicenter near Anchorage, Alaska, USA, in the evening on Tuesday, November 11th, 2025, at 8:25 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Beluga (pop. 20) located 13 miles from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Anchorage (pop. 291,200) located 29 miles from the epicenter, Nikiski (pop. 4,500) 33 miles away, Sterling (pop. 5,600) 37 miles away, Elmendorf Air Force Base (pop. 6,600) 38 miles away, Big Lake (pop. 3,400) 40 miles away, Kenai (pop. 7,700) 40 miles away, Eagle River (pop. 24,800) 42 miles away, Eagle River (pop. 24,800) 42 miles away, and Soldotna (pop. 4,500) 42 miles away.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 occurred in the evening on Tuesday, November 11th, 2025, at 8:25 pm local time near Anchorage, Alaska, USA, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 1 mile. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Tyonek (pop. 170) located 13 miles from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Nikiski (pop. 4,500) located 28 miles from the epicenter, Anchorage (pop. 291,200) 33 miles away, Sterling (pop. 5,600) 33 miles away, Ridgeway (pop. 2,000) 35 miles away, Kenai (pop. 7,700) 35 miles away, Soldotna (pop. 4,500) 37 miles away, and Elmendorf Air Force Base (pop. 6,600) 42 miles away. In Eagle River (pop. 24,800, 46 miles away), and Eagle River (pop. 24,800, 46 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.

The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) reported a magnitude 3.6 quake in the United States near Anchorage, Alaska, only 5 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the evening on Tuesday, November 11th, 2025, at 8:25 pm local time at a very shallow depth of miles. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Beluga (pop. 20) located 4 miles from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Nikiski (pop. 4,500) located 32 miles from the epicenter, and Anchorage (pop. 291,200) 36 miles away. In Kenai (pop. 7,700, 41 miles away), Sterling (pop. 5,600, 41 miles away), Ridgeway (pop. 2,000, 41 miles away), Big Lake (pop. 3,400, 43 miles away), Eagle River (pop. 24,800, 48 miles away), Eagle River (pop. 24,800, 48 miles away), and Knik-Fairview (pop. 14,900, 52 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.