Earthquakes in the United States — November 2025

6471 earthquakes were recorded in the United States during November 2025, an average of 215.7 per day.

41 reached magnitude 4 or above and 4 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 15 km.

The month's largest event in the United States was a magnitude 6.0 earthquake near Susitna, United States on 27 November 2025 at 17:11 UTC. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake radiates roughly 15,080 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is close to the the United States monthly average of 7168 events over the period we cover, and down from the 6522 recorded the previous month.

95% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 5% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% 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.

By band, the catalogue holds 13 in the magnitude -2 range, 274 in the magnitude -1 range, 1711 in the magnitude 0 range, 3278 in the magnitude 1 range, 1007 in the magnitude 2 range, 146 in the magnitude 3 range.

Activity peaked on 19 November, when 290 events were recorded.

7 event(s) this month carry a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information; the flag does not indicate whether a tsunami occurred.

The month's largest events were M6.0 near Susitna, United States on 27 November at 69 km; M5.6 near Susitna, United States on 27 November at 70 km; M5.5 near Adak, United States on 23 November at 55 km.

That is close to the 7168 events the United States averages per month across the 21 months on record.