Earthquakes in January 2026

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

Events

179

Strongest

M6.5

0 km W of San Marcos, Mexico

Busiest day

28 Jan

21 events

Daily average

5.8

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 179.

6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Ayutla de los Libres, Guerrero
287 d ago18 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 247 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
279 d ago31 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Manay, Davao Region
282 d ago22 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka
267 d ago47 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 135 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
276 d ago29 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - Volcano Islands, Japan region
268 d ago8 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
260 d ago64 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 277 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
270 d ago11 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - off the coast of Oregon
273 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - southeast Indian Ridge
288 d ago10 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Kalamansig, Soccsksargen
261 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Madang, Madang Province
269 d ago103 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 280 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska
274 d ago19 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - southeast Indian Ridge
286 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
258 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
263 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Ponorogo, East Java
262 d ago127 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Yasugichō, Shimane
283 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Prince Edward Islands region
285 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska
288 d ago5 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Kalamansig, Soccsksargen
261 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Mendi, Southern Highlands Province
263 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - west of Macquarie Island
263 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Karimabad, Gilgit-Baltistan
270 d ago23 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Easter Island region
276 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 265 km N of Kuril’sk, Russia
277 d ago396 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 93 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
279 d ago22 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
263 d ago18 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
263 d ago21 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Dianga, Gansu
263 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
273 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido
275 d ago30 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 241 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
279 d ago57 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Mauritius - Reunion region
279 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
279 d ago159 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Zamora, Zamora Chinchipe
281 d ago110 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
282 d ago539 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
259 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Kalamansig, Soccsksargen
261 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Ascension Island region
261 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Kalamansig, Soccsksargen
261 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
263 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Kalamansig, Soccsksargen
268 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Kalamansig, Soccsksargen
270 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
272 d ago86 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 57 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan
281 d ago134 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Manay, Davao Region
282 d ago25 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Akureyri, Northeast
258 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Kalamansig, Soccsksargen
261 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 39 km E of Adak, Alaska
265 d ago61 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Hitokawame, Aomori
267 d ago57 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 192 km N of Qalansīyah, Yemen
268 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Mutsu, Aomori
269 d ago62 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Ikwiriri, Pwani
269 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 128 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa
269 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 250 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
269 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 290 km SW of Riverton, New Zealand
271 d ago27 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 122 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
271 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Mutsu, Aomori
273 d ago37 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
274 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Calama, Antofagasta
276 d ago115 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 167 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
279 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska
288 d ago5 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near San Lorenzo, Salta
288 d ago181 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Prince Edward Islands region
258 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
259 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Galapagos Triple Junction region
261 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 194 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
261 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Ascension Island region
261 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Kalamansig, Soccsksargen
262 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido
262 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
262 d ago83 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
262 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - southeast Indian Ridge
266 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska
267 d ago36 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh
268 d ago30 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 274 km SSE of Georgetown, Saint Helena
269 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 267 km SSE of Georgetown, Saint Helena
269 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Zhaotong, Yunnan
270 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - West Chile Rise
271 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 55 km NE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
272 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Omoa, Cortés Department
273 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Tahuna, North Sulawesi
276 d ago52 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 178 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
276 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 242 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
279 d ago45 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 165 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
279 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 158 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
283 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 181 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam
283 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
284 d ago174 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Morigaon, Assam
285 d ago41 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
285 d ago27 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
288 d ago139 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
258 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kalamansig, Soccsksargen
259 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara
261 d ago134 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kuji, Iwate
261 d ago20 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kalamansig, Soccsksargen
261 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 172 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
261 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kalamansig, Soccsksargen
261 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kalamansig, Soccsksargen
261 d ago10 km deep
Strong