Earthquakes in January 2025: 7,516 Recorded Worldwide

7,516 earthquakes were recorded worldwide in January 2025, an average of 242 per day.

That is down 24% on the 9,840 recorded in the preceding period. Short-term swings almost always reflect an aftershock sequence following one larger event rather than any global change.

The largest event of January 2025 was a magnitude 7.0 earthquake near 拉萨, China on 07 January, at a focal depth of 10 km. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake radiates roughly 476,879 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

By band, January 2025 produced 10 in the magnitude -2 range, 373 in the magnitude -1 range, 1855 in the magnitude 0 range, 3329 in the magnitude 1 range, 1038 in the magnitude 2 range, 200 in the magnitude 3 range.

93% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 6% intermediate (70–300 km) and 1% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

The busiest single day was 02 January 2025, with 388 recorded events.

Most active: the United States (6597), Puerto Rico (160), Ethiopia (88), China (56), Indonesia (49).