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Earthquake archives January 2026

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events618
Largest magnitudeM 6.5
M6+10
M7+0
Average depth65.2 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.50 km W of San Marcos, Mexico18.0 km2026-01-02 13:58:15 UTCView event →
M 6.4247 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines31.0 km2026-01-10 14:58:23 UTCView event →
M 6.435 km E of Santiago, Philippines22.0 km2026-01-07 03:02:53 UTCView event →
M 6.2127 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia47.0 km2026-01-22 12:42:34 UTCView event →
M 6.2135 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia29.0 km2026-01-13 07:34:07 UTCView event →
M 6.1Volcano Islands, Japan region8.0 km2026-01-21 16:37:43 UTCView event →
M 6.0South Sandwich Islands region63.6 km2026-01-29 07:30:39 UTCView event →
M 6.0277 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia11.0 km2026-01-19 13:02:19 UTCView event →
M 6.0off the coast of Oregon10.0 km2026-01-16 03:25:53 UTCView event →
M 6.0southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2026-01-01 01:53:01 UTCView event →
M 5.933 km W of Sangay, Philippines16.0 km2026-01-28 06:47:01 UTCView event →
M 5.924 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea103.0 km2026-01-20 07:21:59 UTCView event →
M 5.9280 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska19.0 km2026-01-15 08:52:43 UTCView event →
M 5.9southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2026-01-03 10:07:55 UTCView event →
M 5.899 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga12.0 km2026-01-31 20:59:31 UTCView event →
M 5.8southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2026-01-26 02:49:36 UTCView event →
M 5.75 km SW of Ponorogo, Indonesia127.0 km2026-01-27 01:20:42 UTCView event →
M 5.713 km WSW of Yasugichō, Japan10.0 km2026-01-06 01:18:48 UTCView event →
M 5.7Prince Edward Islands region10.0 km2026-01-04 13:07:05 UTCView event →
M 5.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska5.0 km2026-01-01 06:46:54 UTCView event →
M 5.643 km W of Bantogon, Philippines10.0 km2026-01-28 08:38:47 UTCView event →
M 5.646 km SSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea19.0 km2026-01-26 17:06:23 UTCView event →
M 5.6west of Macquarie Island10.0 km2026-01-26 06:07:16 UTCView event →
M 5.649 km NNW of Barishal, Pakistan23.0 km2026-01-19 06:21:10 UTCView event →
M 5.6Easter Island region10.0 km2026-01-13 03:39:27 UTCView event →
M 5.6265 km N of Kuril’sk, Russia396.0 km2026-01-12 01:52:57 UTCView event →
M 5.693 km W of Sola, Vanuatu22.0 km2026-01-09 23:19:33 UTCView event →
M 5.5Kermadec Islands, New Zealand18.1 km2026-01-26 11:25:47 UTCView event →
M 5.553 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga21.3 km2026-01-26 10:53:05 UTCView event →
M 5.59 km SE of Dianga, China10.0 km2026-01-26 06:56:02 UTCView event →
M 5.5western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2026-01-16 16:41:09 UTCView event →
M 5.563 km ESE of Akkeshi, Japan30.0 km2026-01-14 22:13:16 UTCView event →
M 5.5241 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia57.2 km2026-01-10 15:06:51 UTCView event →
M 5.5Mauritius - Reunion region10.0 km2026-01-10 03:22:28 UTCView event →
M 5.5south of the Fiji Islands158.5 km2026-01-10 00:06:05 UTCView event →
M 5.5105 km ESE of Yantzaza, Ecuador109.9 km2026-01-08 05:17:50 UTCView event →
M 5.5south of the Fiji Islands538.9 km2026-01-07 22:00:12 UTCView event →
M 5.4southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2026-01-30 02:34:58 UTCView event →
M 5.432 km W of Bantogon, Philippines10.0 km2026-01-28 08:34:31 UTCView event →
M 5.4Ascension Island region10.0 km2026-01-28 01:58:30 UTCView event →
M 5.420 km W of Bantogon, Philippines10.0 km2026-01-28 01:41:49 UTCView event →
M 5.459 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2026-01-26 03:31:46 UTCView event →
M 5.439 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines10.0 km2026-01-21 01:33:04 UTCView event →
M 5.437 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines10.0 km2026-01-19 19:00:21 UTCView event →
M 5.4South Sandwich Islands region86.1 km2026-01-17 18:00:25 UTCView event →
M 5.457 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan133.6 km2026-01-08 21:14:18 UTCView event →
M 5.449 km E of Santiago, Philippines24.9 km2026-01-07 04:12:58 UTCView event →
M 5.3114 km S of Akureyri, Iceland10.0 km2026-01-31 11:54:50 UTCView event →
M 5.347 km W of Sangay, Philippines10.0 km2026-01-28 08:35:21 UTCView event →
M 5.339 km E of Adak, Alaska61.2 km2026-01-24 21:25:38 UTCView event →
M 5.394 km E of Yokohama, Japan57.4 km2026-01-22 14:31:31 UTCView event →
M 5.3192 km N of Qalansīyah, Yemen10.0 km2026-01-21 01:05:49 UTCView event →
M 5.366 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan62.1 km2026-01-20 17:51:41 UTCView event →
M 5.340 km S of Mbumi, Tanzania10.0 km2026-01-20 17:11:38 UTCView event →
M 5.3128 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa10.0 km2026-01-20 05:38:54 UTCView event →
M 5.3250 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia10.0 km2026-01-20 04:39:04 UTCView event →
M 5.3290 km SW of Riverton, New Zealand26.7 km2026-01-18 16:45:11 UTCView event →
M 5.3122 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2026-01-18 12:31:42 UTCView event →
M 5.397 km SSW of Honchō, Japan37.4 km2026-01-16 19:34:14 UTCView event →
M 5.3southeast of Easter Island10.0 km2026-01-15 03:31:05 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Philippines91Max M6.4Russia69Max M6.2Indonesia66Max M5.7Japan46Max M6.1Papua New Guinea23Max M5.9Tonga20Max M5.8Fiji18Max M5.5Vanuatu18Max M5.6India16Max M6.0New Zealand15Max M5.5Chile13Max M5.3United States11Max M5.9

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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