This week on Earth
8–14 December 2025 (ISO week 2025-W50, in UTC): 11 earthquakes of M 5.5+, 15 floods, 6 sea and lake ice, 2 severe storms, 16 wildfires.
Largest earthquake of the week
M 7.6 — 2025 Aomori Prefecture, Japan Earthquake
Earthquake (mww) · depth 40.7 km · 2025-12-08 14:15 UTC · USGS tsunami flag set · PAGER alert: yellow
Earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above
- M7.6
M 7.6 — 2025 Aomori Prefecture, Japan Earthquake
Earthquake (mww) · depth 40.7 km · 2025-12-08 14:15 UTC · USGS tsunami flag set · PAGER alert: yellow
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M6.7
M 6.7 — 117 km NE of Kuji, Japan
Earthquake (mww) · depth 19 km · 2025-12-12 02:44 UTC · USGS tsunami flag set · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M6.6
M 6.6 — 129 km S of Honchō, Japan
Earthquake (mww) · depth 19 km · 2025-12-08 21:52 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M6.0
M 6.0 — 127 km S of Honchō, Japan
Earthquake (mww) · depth 22.8 km · 2025-12-08 18:56 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.8
M 5.8 — 89 km N of Yakutat, Alaska
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2025-12-08 00:56 UTC · USGS tsunami flag set · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.7
M 5.7 — 108 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake (mww) · depth 33 km · 2025-12-10 14:52 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — 109 km NE of Kuji, Japan
Earthquake (mb) · depth 47.8 km · 2025-12-08 23:59 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — 93 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake (mb) · depth 35 km · 2025-12-08 14:33 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — South Sandwich Islands region
Earthquake (mb) · depth 30 km · 2025-12-08 18:41 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — 5 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 164.1 km · 2025-12-10 08:27 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Earthquake (mww) · depth 108 km · 2025-12-13 10:51 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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Natural events tracked by NASA EONET
Floods
- 12/12
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- 12/08
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- 12/14
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- 12/12
- 12/11
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- 12/08
Sea and Lake Ice
- 12/12
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Severe Storms
- 12/14
- 12/14
Wildfires
- 12/10
Wildfire in Central African Republic 1026210
Wildfires · burned area 22,554 ha · 2025-12-10
Open on the map → - 12/09
- 12/08
Wildfire in Central African Republic 1026189
Wildfires · burned area 19,292 ha · 2025-12-08
Open on the map → - 12/13
- 12/12
Wildfire in Central African Republic 1026194
Wildfires · burned area 16,703 ha · 2025-12-12
Open on the map → - 12/09
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205 smaller wildfires (stated burned area under 10,000 ha) are counted here and not listed.
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What this page states
Every line is what a public record states: USGS’s magnitude, time, depth and place for an earthquake (the place is written by USGS, in English), and EONET’s title, dates and originating source for every other event. IntMap adds no description of damage or consequences.
A week is ISO 8601’s: Monday 00:00 UTC to the following Monday. An event that lasts several days appears in every week in which EONET has an observation of it, at its latest position in that week.
The largest earthquake is chosen by USGS’s magnitude; with no earthquake, the storm with the highest wind EONET states. Nothing is ranked by judgement.
Wildfires are listed when the burned area EONET states is 10,000 ha (100 km²) or more; the rest are counted. An event EONET gives only as an outline is listed and not placed, because those outlines do not state their axis order.
Sources
Earthquakes: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program — FDSN event service. U.S. public domain. U.S. public domain
Natural events: NASA Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET) v3, with the originating source named on each event. A U.S. Government work; courtesy of NASA. U.S. Government work, not subject to copyright; NASA asks to be acknowledged