Earthquakes in July 2025: 9,913 Recorded Worldwide

9,913 earthquakes were recorded worldwide in July 2025, an average of 320 per day.

That is up 12% on the 8,835 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 July 2025 was a magnitude 8.7 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 29 July, at a focal depth of 18 km. A magnitude 8.7 earthquake radiates roughly 169.2 million tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

By band, July 2025 produced 5 in the magnitude -2 range, 503 in the magnitude -1 range, 3047 in the magnitude 0 range, 3901 in the magnitude 1 range, 986 in the magnitude 2 range, 276 in the magnitude 3 range.

94% 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 30 July 2025, with 523 recorded events.

Most active: the United States (8473), Russia (453), Puerto Rico (189), Japan (102), Indonesia (88).