Earthquakes in January 2021

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

Events

149

Strongest

M7.0

211 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

Busiest day

24 Jan

15 events

Daily average

4.8

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 149.

7.0
M7.0 earthquake - 211 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
2094 d ago80 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
6.9
M6.9 earthquake - South Shetland Islands
2091 d ago15 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.7
M6.7 earthquake - 29 km SSW of Turt, Mongolia
2104 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Pocito, San Juan
2096 d ago21 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
2107 d ago224 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Majene, West Sulawesi
2101 d ago18 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
2109 d ago39 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 50 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
2105 d ago160 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy
2105 d ago217 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 146 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
2107 d ago113 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Gorontalo, Gorontalo
2109 d ago148 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 230 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
2112 d ago21 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Mulia, Central Papua
2103 d ago31 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Yoichi, Hokkaido
2103 d ago214 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - north of Macquarie Island
2091 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
2092 d ago27 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu
2100 d ago21 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
2109 d ago44 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - northwest of Australia
2086 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near La Concepción, Chiriquí Province
2086 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Peñalolén, Santiago Metropolitan
2091 d ago110 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Majene, West Sulawesi
2101 d ago18 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
2093 d ago34 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Sea of Okhotsk
2095 d ago587 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2100 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 150 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
2104 d ago613 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
2105 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Cantá, Roraima
2084 d ago5 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near La Concepción, Chiriquí Province
2086 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - South Shetland Islands
2091 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
2092 d ago431 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Minas de Marcona, Ica
2094 d ago5 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Jurm, Badakhshan
2099 d ago204 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Bandar-e Khamīr, Hormozgan
2100 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2100 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - east of the South Sandwich Islands
2104 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 63 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
2106 d ago182 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Pagar Alam, South Sumatra
2109 d ago58 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - South Shetland Islands
2086 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas Island
2090 d ago94 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - South Shetland Islands
2091 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
2092 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Kalabahi, East Nusa Tenggara
2096 d ago428 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
2103 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 10 km WSW of Turt, Mongolia
2104 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 69 km NW of Castelo Branco, Portugal
2104 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Dobo, Maluku
2084 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region
2085 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Masohi, Maluku
2085 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
2089 d ago75 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
2091 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Minas de Marcona, Ica
2094 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Pocito, San Juan
2096 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
2097 d ago25 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 61 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
2097 d ago162 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 170 km SW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
2100 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Tahuna, North Sulawesi
2103 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 16 km SW of Turt, Mongolia
2104 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
2104 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 73 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
2105 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2114 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Iquique, Tarapacá
2085 d ago59 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Chitose, Hokkaido
2088 d ago116 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
2090 d ago99 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Ishigaki, Okinawa
2090 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - southwest of Africa
2091 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Tandag, Caraga
2091 d ago64 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
2092 d ago39 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
2098 d ago106 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 186 km SW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
2099 d ago39 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - south of Panama
2099 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Shima, Mie
2100 d ago360 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Majene, West Sulawesi
2101 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Aígio, West Greece
2103 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi
2104 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia
2106 d ago121 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Fiji region
2106 d ago579 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara
2107 d ago606 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
2107 d ago52 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - West Chile Rise
2108 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2112 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Shetland Islands
2112 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Palau region
2113 d ago15 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
2090 d ago47 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 169 km SSW of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
2090 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
2091 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Bintuni, West Papua
2091 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Bengkulu, Bengkulu
2091 d ago55 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 50 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
2091 d ago18 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Minas de Marcona, Ica
2095 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 99 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
2096 d ago41 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Mendi, Southern Highlands Province
2097 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 228 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
2098 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan
2098 d ago15 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
2099 d ago130 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 117 km E of Pangai, Tonga
2099 d ago3 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Ovalle, Coquimbo Region
2099 d ago59 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
2100 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Tobelo, North Maluku
2102 d ago23 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 19 km WSW of Turt, Mongolia
2104 d ago10 km deep
Strong