EARTHQUAKES · DAILY
Earthquakes on Friday, September 25, 2026
Complete day, UTC

USGS recorded 58 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger around the world on Friday, September 25, 2026 (UTC). 19 were magnitude 4.5 or stronger, including 1 of magnitude 6 or more. The strongest was a magnitude 6.6 near Tadine, New Caledonia at 21:23 UTC.
Earthquakes M2.5+58
M4.5 and up19
M6 and up1
StrongestM6.6
Deepest483 km
Most activeAlaska
Strongest earthquakes
- M6.6 · 80 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia21:23 UTC
- M5.5 · 61 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia23:39 UTC
- M5.4 · 69 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia23:52 UTC
- M5.3 · Vanuatu region11:12 UTC
- M5.2 · 69 km SW of San Antonio, Chile15:29 UTC
- M5.1 · 78 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia22:07 UTC
- M5.0 · 124 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste04:27 UTC
- M5.0 · 13 km N of Xunchang, China21:01 UTC
- M5.0 · 15 km NNW of Xunchang, China23:57 UTC
- M4.9 · Drake Passage12:37 UTC
By magnitude
Most active regions
- Alaska20
- New Caledonia6
- China3
- Colombia3
- Indonesia2
- Japan2
Every earthquake
Data: USGS earthquake catalog, magnitude 2.5 and up, times in UTC. Outside the United States, USGS mainly lists quakes of about magnitude 4 and up, so smaller ones there are undercounted. Magnitudes and locations can be revised.
Did you know?
Most earthquakes are shallow. Most earthquakes start within the top 70 km of the Earth, in the brittle outer shell called the lithosphere.