Incidents on 2 January 2026

M6.5 Earthquake — 0 km W of San Marcos, Mexico 13:58 UTC · Mexico · USGS Extreme M4.6 Earthquake — 64 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 22:18 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 57 km ENE of Sainte-Marie, Martinique 21:48 UTC · Dominica · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 154 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia 20:03 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 127 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia 18:29 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 2 km N of San Marcos, Mexico 17:00 UTC · Mexico · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 8 km SE of San Marcos, Mexico 15:37 UTC · Mexico · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — southern East Pacific Rise 07:56 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — southern East Pacific Rise 07:52 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 06:05 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 59 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua 01:30 UTC · Nicaragua · USGS Moderate M3.0 Earthquake — 2 km SE of San Ramon, CA 00:58 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 17 km W of Chonchi, Chile 00:28 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 00:20 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.1 Earthquake — 241 km SW of Houma, Tonga 23:43 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 109 km E of Shikotan, Russia 23:09 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 13 km NE of Norak, Tajikistan 23:02 UTC · Tajikistan · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 10 km NE of Yedisu, Turkey 22:56 UTC · Turkey · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 43 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska 22:46 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 94 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia 22:25 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 44 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska 22:13 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 22:11 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 45 km WSW of La Quiaca, Argentina 22:03 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 112 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska 21:36 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 3 km N of San Germán, Puerto Rico 21:32 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 9 km SSE of Palora, Ecuador 20:59 UTC · Ecuador · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 25 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 20:29 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 16 km SE of Wright, Wyoming 20:26 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 135 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia 20:24 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 33 km NNE of Sheridan, Wyoming 20:22 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 59 km NE of Valmy, Nevada 20:19 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 106 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska 20:13 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 111 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 20:00 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 56 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska 19:45 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 166 km NNW of Houma, Tonga 19:43 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 18 km SSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile 19:30 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 23 km S of Westbrook, Texas 19:08 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 23 km S of Westbrook, Texas 19:08 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 30 km SSE of Camiña, Chile 18:49 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 88 km SSE of Kuqa, China 18:29 UTC · China · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska 18:13 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 149 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska 17:46 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 6 km NW of Pāhala, Hawaii 17:14 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 16:23 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — Fiji region 16:01 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 10 km SSW of San Marcos, Mexico 15:34 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 109 km E of Atka, Alaska 15:18 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 47 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 15:17 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 50 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska 15:05 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 112 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska 14:55 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 14:53 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 58 km SE of Adak, Alaska 14:42 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 14:34 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 40 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska 14:34 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 7 km NE of El Cortés, Mexico 14:17 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 13:58 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 156 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska 12:14 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska 12:11 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 12:05 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 10:09 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 62 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska 09:11 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 71 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska 08:59 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 44 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska 08:53 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 43 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska 08:49 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 47 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 08:45 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 08:24 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 82 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska 08:01 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 11 km E of Pāhala, Hawaii 08:00 UTC · Kiribati · USGS Minor Watch: Earthquake interrupts Mexico's president during news conference 08:00 UTC · Chile · GNEWS Minor Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Fort-de-France, Martinique 08:00 UTC · DR Congo · GNEWS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 07:50 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Mid-Indian Ridge 07:45 UTC · Mauritius · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska 07:03 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 32 km WNW of Rincón, Puerto Rico 06:36 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 8 km SSE of El Tránsito, El Salvador 06:28 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 06:13 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 136 km S of Unalaska, Alaska 05:55 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 05:52 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 05:01 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 46 km S of Nikolski, Alaska 04:50 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 133 km SSW of Atka, Alaska 04:43 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 95 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 04:29 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 50 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska 02:49 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 6 km NW of Delta, B.C., MX 02:31 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska 01:38 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 01:35 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 105 km SE of King Cove, Alaska 01:03 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 52 km W of Chonchi, Chile 00:53 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 00:29 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 43 km S of Adak, Alaska 00:17 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — Fiji region 00:02 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor

لحظة اشتعال النيران داخل حانة فى سويسرا وحدوث انفجار أودى بحياة 40 شخصا 08:00 UTC · Sudan · GNEWS · 13 sources Minor

2022 Massive nationwide protests and unrest break out in Kazakhstan over the sudden increase of liquefied petroleum gas prices, leading to 238 people dead and thousands injured by January 11. 1993 Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35–100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon. 1978 On the orders of the President of Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in Multan, Pakistan; it is known as 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills. 1976 The Gale of January 1976 begins, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, affecting countries from Ireland to Yugoslavia and causing at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage. 1975 At the opening of a new railway line, a bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. 1971 The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football match. 1932 The Young Brothers engaged in a gun battle resulting in the deaths of six law enforcement officers; the worst single killing of US police officers in the 20th century.