Earthquakes in January 2016

132 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.

Events

132

Strongest

M7.2

80 km S of Mil’kovo, Russia

Busiest day

26 Jan

9 events

Daily average

4.3

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 132.

7.2
M7.2 earthquake near Yelizovo, Kamchatka
3912 d ago177 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
7.1
M7.1 earthquake - 47 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska
3918 d ago126 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
6.7
M6.7 earthquake near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido
3928 d ago46 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.7
M6.7 earthquake near Nambol, Manipur
3938 d ago55 km deep
Major
6.6
M6.6 earthquake - 203 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
3921 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
3931 d ago13 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Al Hoceïma, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
3917 d ago12 km deep
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake - western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
3941 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Rumoi, Hokkaido
3931 d ago239 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
3911 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 151 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
3916 d ago26 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Camiri, Santa Cruz Department
3928 d ago583 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
3937 d ago10 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Qingshizui, Qinghai
3922 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 144 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
3929 d ago263 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge
3930 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
3924 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - 166 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan
3937 d ago5 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Chaihe, Heilongjiang
3940 d ago586 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
3941 d ago34 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 93 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
3911 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3915 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 106 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga
3917 d ago53 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Jurm, Badakhshan
3930 d ago239 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Ovalle, Coquimbo Region
3934 d ago24 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Volcano Islands, Japan region
3937 d ago158 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Vanuatu region
3920 d ago44 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan
3923 d ago27 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Namrole, Maluku
3925 d ago4 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Tandag, Caraga
3928 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 179 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
3928 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
3932 d ago4 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 126 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
3912 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 152 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
3916 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Daruba, North Maluku
3917 d ago43 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
3921 d ago123 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Macquarie Island region
3928 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Easter Island region
3919 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
3922 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Iriona, Colón Department
3924 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Naze, Kagoshima
3933 d ago24 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Sumbawa Besar, West Nusa Tenggara
3934 d ago75 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
3910 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 94 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
3911 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Al Hoceïma, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
3917 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
3920 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands
3923 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Lahewa, North Sumatra
3923 d ago17 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
3931 d ago553 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico
3934 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Salina Cruz, Oaxaca
3936 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
3936 d ago14 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kuril Islands
3912 d ago153 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Coquimbo, Coquimbo Region
3913 d ago36 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Bitung, North Sulawesi
3913 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 88 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
3913 d ago62 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Tonga
3915 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Taloqan, Takhar
3915 d ago307 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Tambolaka, East Nusa Tenggara
3916 d ago20 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 182 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands
3916 d ago33 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
3916 d ago504 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Al Hoceïma, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
3917 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
3923 d ago46 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Waisai, Southwest Papua
3924 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 270 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
3925 d ago132 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province
3925 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Pariaman, West Sumatra
3926 d ago62 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near San Isidro, San José
3926 d ago25 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Nagqu, Tibet
3929 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 247 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
3930 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge
3930 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 155 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
3935 d ago73 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near San Jose, Caraga
3937 d ago25 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 241 km W of Tual, Indonesia
3937 d ago129 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan Valley
3938 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Jurm, Badakhshan
3940 d ago189 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
3912 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 251 km W of Ferndale, California
3912 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
3912 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3913 d ago98 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
3914 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 138 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia
3915 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
3916 d ago22 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Al Hoceïma, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
3917 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands
3918 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 53 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
3919 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Ḩājjīābād, Hormozgan
3920 d ago20 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Al Hoceïma, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
3921 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge
3921 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido
3922 d ago38 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
3924 d ago95 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
3925 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 60 km SW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
3926 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
3927 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 39 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
3928 d ago140 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Lewoleba, East Nusa Tenggara
3928 d ago158 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Luntai, Xinjiang
3929 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
3929 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - off the west coast of northern Sumatra
3929 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - north of Ascension Island
3935 d ago10 km deep
Strong