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 21 Jan 2025 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Apaneca Range (1 quake mag 2.3), Askja (1 quake mag 1.0), Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) (7 quakes between mag 0.1-1.6), Clear Lake (23 quakes between mag 0.4-1.8), Conchagüita (1 quake mag 2.0), Coso (2 quakes between mag 0.7-1.0)
Dofen (2 quakes between mag 4.4-4.4), Gran Canaria (1 quake mag 3.0), Hertali (1 quake mag 4.6), Hiuchi (21 quakes between mag 0.1-3.3), Hofsjökull (1 quake mag 2.0), Irazu (1 quake mag 1.5), Katla (1 quake mag 1.1), Kolumbo (1 quake mag 2.2), Kusatsu-Shirane (1 quake mag 1.8), Ljósufjöll (1 quake mag 2.2), Mahagnao (2 quakes between mag 2.9-3.0), Nantai (4 quakes between mag 0.1-1.5), Nipesotsu-Maruyama (4 quakes between mag 0.4-1.5), Patoc (1 quake mag 1.9), Prestahnukur (1 quake mag 1.4), Reporoa (3 quakes between mag 1.2-1.7), Ruapehu (1 quake mag 1.7), San Diego (1 quake mag 1.7), Santo Tomas (1 quake mag 1.6), Sotará (1 quake mag 1.1), Sousaki (1 quake mag 1.1), Spurr (7 quakes between mag 0.5-2.1), Taupo (4 quakes between mag 1.6-1.9), Tjörnes Fracture Zone (3 quakes between mag 0.6-1.2), Turrialba (1 quake mag 2.1), Vatnafjöll (2 quakes between mag 1.1-1.4), Washiba-Kumonotaira (1 quake mag 2.5) (updated 00h50)

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:

Apaneca Range volcano (El Salvador): magnitude 2.3 earthquake

Clear Lake volcano (California): 23 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.8

Dofen volcano (Ethiopia): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 4.4

Gran Canaria volcano (Canary Islands): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Hertali volcano (Ethiopia): magnitude 4.6 earthquake

Hiuchi volcano (Honshu): 21 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.3

Kolumbo volcano (Greece): magnitude 2.2 earthquake

Ljósufjöll volcano (Iceland): magnitude 2.2 earthquake

Mahagnao volcano (Central Philippines): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.0

Spurr volcano (Cook Inlet (SW Alaska)): 7 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.1

Turrialba volcano (Costa Rica): magnitude 2.1 earthquake

Washiba-Kumonotaira volcano (Honshu): magnitude 2.5 earthquake

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 21 Jan 2025

10 largest earthquakes in the world (20 Jan 2025)

#1: Mag 6.0 38 km northeast of Tainan City, Taiwan

#2: Mag 5.6 Coral Sea, 68 km south of Lata, Temotu, Solomon Islands

#3: Mag 5.4 0 km ENE of Binubusan, Philippines

#4: Mag 5.3 Chile: Easter Island region

#5: Mag 5.2 South Pacific Ocean, 455 km northwest of Hanga Roa, Isla de Pascua, Valparaiso, Chile

#6: Mag 5.1 26 km northeast of Tainan City, Taiwan

#7: Mag 5.0 87 km NE of Lobuche, Nepal

#8: Mag 5.0 Philippine Sea, 35 km northwest of Anatahan Island, Northern Mariana Islands

#9: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, 463 km northwest of Hanga Roa, Isla de Pascua, Valparaiso, Chile

#10: Mag 5.0 Bay of Bengal, 190 km southwest of Tarasa Dwip Island, India

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.4 0 km ENE of Binubusan, Philippines - 139 reports

#2: Mag 6.0 38 km northeast of Tainan City, Taiwan - 73 reports

#3: Mag 3.5 7 km ENE of Fall City, Washington - 64 reports

#4: Mag 4.4 59 km north of Āwash, Āfar, Ethiopia - 15 reports

#5: Mag 4.2 17 km southwest of San Isidro de El General, San Jose, Costa Rica - 7 reports

#6: Mag 2.6 10.3 mi southwest of Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California, United States - 6 reports

#7: Mag 4.4 34 km north of Āwash, Āfar, Ethiopia - 4 reports

#8: Mag 5.0 87 km NE of Lobuche, Nepal - 4 reports

#9: Mag 4.2 North Pacific Ocean, 57 km southwest of Chinandega, Chinandega, Nicaragua - 3 reports

#10: Mag 5.1 26 km northeast of Tainan City, Taiwan - 3 reports

#11: Mag 4.0 10.9 km northeast of Yujing, Taiwan - 3 reports

#12: Mag 4.2 Michoacan, 66 km southeast of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico - 3 reports

#13: Mag 5.0 Bay of Bengal, 190 km southwest of Tarasa Dwip Island, India - 2 reports

#14: Mag 4.6 47 km northeast of Tainan City, Taiwan - 2 reports

Earthquake stats

The citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake reported a magnitude 3.6 quake in Greece near Karpathos, Dodecanese, South Aegean, only 5 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025, at 1:49 am local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. 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.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Karpathos (pop. 2,200) located 34 km from the epicenter. In Lardos (pop. 1,300, 76 km away), and Embonas (pop. 1,100, 83 km away), the quake was probably not felt.

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

Quakes detected near: Apaneca Range (1 quake mag 2.3), Askja (1 quake mag 1.0), Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) (6 quakes between mag 0.1-1.3), Clear Lake (28 quakes between mag 0.4-2.2), Conchagüita (1 quake mag 2.0), Coso (2 quakes between mag 0.7-1.0)
Dofen (2 quakes between mag 4.4-4.4), Gran Canaria (1 quake mag 3.0), Hertali (1 quake mag 4.6), Hiuchi (19 quakes between mag 0.1-3.3), Hofsjökull (1 quake mag 2.0), Irazu (1 quake mag 1.5), Katla (1 quake mag 1.1), Kolumbo (1 quake mag 2.2), Kurikoma (2 quakes between mag 0.4-1.0), Kusatsu-Shirane (1 quake mag 1.8), Ljósufjöll (1 quake mag 2.2), Mahagnao (2 quakes between mag 2.9-3.0), Nantai (4 quakes between mag 0.1-1.5), Nipesotsu-Maruyama (4 quakes between mag 0.4-1.5), Patoc (1 quake mag 1.9), Prestahnukur (1 quake mag 1.4), Reporoa (2 quakes between mag 1.2-1.7), Ruapehu (1 quake mag 1.7), San Diego (1 quake mag 1.7), Santo Tomas (1 quake mag 1.6), Sotará (1 quake mag 1.1), Sousaki (1 quake mag 1.1), Spurr (7 quakes between mag 0.5-2.1), Taupo (4 quakes between mag 1.6-1.9), Tjörnes Fracture Zone (2 quakes between mag 0.6-1.2), Turrialba (1 quake mag 2.1), Vatnafjöll (2 quakes between mag 1.1-1.4), Washiba-Kumonotaira (1 quake mag 2.5) (updated 23h50)

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:

Apaneca Range volcano (El Salvador): magnitude 2.3 earthquake

Clear Lake volcano (California): 28 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.2

Dofen volcano (Ethiopia): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 4.4

Gran Canaria volcano (Canary Islands): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Hertali volcano (Ethiopia): magnitude 4.6 earthquake

Hiuchi volcano (Honshu): 19 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.3

Kolumbo volcano (Greece): magnitude 2.2 earthquake

Ljósufjöll volcano (Iceland): magnitude 2.2 earthquake

Mahagnao volcano (Central Philippines): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.0

Spurr volcano (Cook Inlet (SW Alaska)): 7 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.1

Turrialba volcano (Costa Rica): magnitude 2.1 earthquake

Washiba-Kumonotaira volcano (Honshu): magnitude 2.5 earthquake

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred around noon on Monday, January 20th, 2025, at 1:35 pm local time near Bellevue, King County, Washington, USA, as reported by the United States Geological Survey.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 8 miles. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.6 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.6.
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 Fall City (pop. 2,000) located 5 miles from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Issaquah (pop. 36,100) located 12 miles from the epicenter, Sammamish (pop. 52,300) 13 miles away, Redmond (pop. 60,600) 16 miles away, Bellevue (pop. 139,800) 19 miles away, Kirkland (pop. 87,300) 20 miles away, Renton (pop. 100,200) 21 miles away, Renton (pop. 100,200) 21 miles away, and Seattle (pop. 684,500) 25 miles away. In Chebaulip (pop. 207,900, 38 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.

Unconfirmed quake or seismic-like event reported: Near Everett, Washington, USA, 1 minute ago

We are receiving unverified early reports of ground shaking possibly caused by seismic activity in or near Everett, Washington, USA on 20 Jan 2025 (GMT) at approximately 21:37 GMT.
There are no details yet on the magnitude or depth of this possible quake. If confirmed, we can expect more accurate data to emerge in the next few minutes. The location, magnitude and time mentioned are indicative, based on our best-fit seismic model. They are temporary until our AllQuakes monitoring service receives more exact scientific data from a national or international seismological agency. Check back here shortly and stay safe.