Just 10 minutes ago, a 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Guarda, Guarda Municipality, Distrito da Guarda, Portugal. The tremor was recorded after midnight on Saturday, December 13th, 2025, at 12:38 am local time, at a shallow depth of 23. km below the surface.The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 3.7 earthquake. A third agency, Spain's Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.7.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Guarda (pop. 32,100) located 18 km from the epicenter, Sequeira (pop.…

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 13 Dec 2025Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 5 quakes 5.0+, 50 quakes 4.0+, 251 quakes 3.0+, 564 quakes 2.0+ (871 total)Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquakeMagnitude 5+: 5 earthquakesMagnitude 4+: 50 earthquakesMagnitude 3+: 251 earthquakesMagnitude 2+: 564 earthquakesNo quakes of magnitude 7 or higher10 largest earthquakes in the world (12 Dec 2025)#1: Mag 6.7 North Pacific Ocean, Hokkaido, 115 km northeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, JapanFriday, Dec 12, 2025, at 12:44 pm (GMT +10) - #2: Mag 5.5 North Pacific Ocean, 132 km northeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, JapanFriday, Dec 12, 2025, at 01:21 pm (GMT +10) - #3: Mag 5.3 Philippine Sea, 216 km southwest of Hachijo Jima Island, Tokyo, JapanSaturday, Dec 13,…

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 12 Dec 2025 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.Quakes detected near: Akuseki-jima (1 quake mag 1.3), Askja (1 quake mag 1.4), Aso (5 quakes between mag 0.3-1.0), Bardarbunga (2 quakes between mag 1.1-1.9), Brennisteinsfjöll (3 quakes between mag 0.8-1.2), Cerro Bravo (1 quake mag 1.5)Clear Lake (24 quakes between mag 0.2-1.8), Coatepeque (1 quake mag 3.0), Cofre de Perote (1 quake mag 3.2), Cuernos de Negros (1 quake mag 3.0), El Chichón (3 quakes between mag 2.3-2.6), Hiuchi (2 quakes between mag 0.8-1.0), Katmai (1 quake mag 1.5), Kerlingarfjöll (1 quake mag 1.1), Kilauea (3 quakes between mag…

Just 3 minutes ago, a 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Friday, December 12th, 2025, at 3:30 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 5.6 miles below the surface.The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.Our monitoring service identified a second report from The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.8 as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Templeton…

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 .The full report is as follows:FVXX20 at 23:05 UTC, 12/12/25 from KNESVA ADVISORYDTG: 20251212/2303ZVAAC: WASHINGTONVOLCANO: REVENTADOR 352010PSN: S0004 W07739AREA: ECUADORSOURCE ELEV: 11686 FT AMSLADVISORY NR: 2025/1267INFO SOURCE: GOES-19. NWP MODELS. ERUPTION DETAILS: VA EM DETECTEDOBS VA DTG: 12/2230ZOBS VA CLD: SFC/FL140 S0004 W07740 - S0005 W07738- S0016 W07749 - S0011 W07754 - S0004 W07740 MOVSW 5KT FCST VA CLD +6HR: 13/0430Z SFC/FL140 S0004 W07740- S0005 W07738 - S0014 W07758 - S0005 W07800 -S0004 W07740 FCST VA CLD +12HR: 13/1030Z SFC/FL140 S0003W07803 - S0004 W07739 - S0006 W07738 - S0013W07802 - S0003…

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 .The full report is as follows:FVXX22 at 20:49 UTC, 12/12/25 from KNESVA ADVISORYDTG: 20251212/2046ZVAAC: WASHINGTONVOLCANO: SANGAY 352090PSN: S0201 W07820AREA: ECUADORSOURCE ELEV: 17342 FT AMSLADVISORY NR: 2025/944INFO SOURCE: GOES-19. NWP MODELS. ERUPTION DETAILS: VA EM DETECTEDOBS VA DTG: 12/2020ZOBS VA CLD: SFC/FL200 S0158 W07841 - S0159 W07820- S0202 W07819 - S0209 W07840 - S0158 W07841 MOVW 10KT FCST VA CLD +6HR: 13/0230Z SFC/FL200 S0152 W07844- S0200 W07819 - S0202 W07820 - S0205 W07845 -S0152 W07844 FCST VA CLD +12HR: 13/0830Z SFC/FL200 S0147W07843 - S0159 W07820 - S0202 W07819 - S0202W07847 - S0147…

France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) reported a magnitude 2.5 quake in France near Haguenau, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, only 11 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the evening on Friday, December 12th, 2025, at 8:01 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 6.59 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 2.4 earthquake.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Betschdorf (pop. 4,000)…