Incidents on 5 January 2026

M3.8 Earthquake — 92 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 11:48 UTC · Canada · USGS Severe M5.1 Earthquake — northwest of the Kuril Islands 22:32 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 119 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia 18:57 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 238 km WSW of Houma, Tonga 18:07 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 86 km W of San Juan, Peru 17:07 UTC · Peru · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 15:35 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 07:22 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 169 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga 07:10 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 2 km NNE of Aratoca, Colombia 05:35 UTC · Colombia · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — 103 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea 00:42 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.1 Earthquake — 100 km NE of Masohi, Indonesia 23:47 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 68 km W of Karluk, Alaska 23:40 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 22:55 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 170 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia 22:48 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 135 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia 22:48 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 1 km SW of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico 22:34 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 22:25 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska 22:19 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 16 km S of Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming 21:41 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — off the coast of Michoacan, Mexico 21:41 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 98 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 21:34 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 21:14 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 7 km E of Wright, Wyoming 20:59 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 27 km NNW of San Juan, Puerto Rico 20:37 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 25 km SE of Wright, Wyoming 20:15 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 16 km ENE of Union, Philippines 19:31 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 3 km NNE of Gillette, Wyoming 19:28 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 19 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska 15:16 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 62 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 15:09 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 15:08 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 92 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 14:39 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 85 km NE of Yigo Village, Guam 14:36 UTC · Palau · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 59 km E of Ugashik, Alaska 14:11 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 4 km NNE of Tabursuq, Tunisia 13:24 UTC · Tunisia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 13 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska 12:59 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 12:25 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 66 km N of Carora, Venezuela 11:32 UTC · Venezuela · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 288 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste 09:38 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 178 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 09:07 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 89 km NNW of Batang, Indonesia 09:07 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 22 km S of Barra de Tecoanapa, Mexico 08:38 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 79 km SE of La Tirana, Chile 08:25 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 91 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan 07:50 UTC · Tajikistan · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 203 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska 04:46 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 03:31 UTC · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 119 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 03:22 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 116 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 02:56 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 205 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 02:21 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 182 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 02:11 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 232 km E of Levuka, Fiji 01:59 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 175 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia 00:09 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor

Indonesia deploys special task force to speed up Aceh flood recovery 08:00 UTC · Indonesia · GNEWS Minor Το The Great Flood του Kim Byung-woo αποτυγχάνει σε όλα τα κρίσιμα σημεία 06:13 UTC · Greece · GNEWS Minor

1991 Somali Civil War: The United States Embassy to Somalia in Mogadishu is evacuated by helicopter airlift days after the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu. 1976 The Troubles: Gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, allegedly as retaliation for a string of attacks on Irish Catholic civilians in the area by Loyalists, particularly the killing of six Catholics the night before. 1970 The 7.1 Mw Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 10,000 and 15,000 people are known to have been killed and about another 26,000 are injured. 1941 Amy Johnson, a 37-year-old pilot and the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia, disappears after bailing out of her plane over the River Thames, and is presumed dead.