Incidents on 9 January 2026

M4.9 Earthquake — Volcano Islands, Japan region 23:51 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M5.6 Earthquake — 93 km W of Sola, Vanuatu 23:19 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 92 km E of Colchane, Chile 22:23 UTC · Bolivia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 29 km SW of Changuillo, Peru 21:36 UTC · Peru · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Kuril Islands 20:52 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 20:11 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 41 km NNE of Weining, China 20:01 UTC · China · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji 17:44 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 67 km N of Ternate, Indonesia 17:25 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M2.9 Earthquake — 4 km ESE of San Ramon, CA 16:14 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 3 km NNW of Dasol, Philippines 16:00 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 204 km S of Kencong, Indonesia 15:40 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 176 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 12:22 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 12:13 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 9 km SE of Kosaka, Japan 11:35 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 12 km NE of Hanawa, Japan 09:56 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 100 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 07:12 UTC · Argentina · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Balleny Islands region 04:05 UTC · USGS Moderate Earthquake: Railing collapse in Dhaka's Armanitola leaves 3 dead, several injured 01:00 UTC · Bangladesh · GNEWS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 54 km SSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia 00:54 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M3.2 Earthquake — 108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska 22:28 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 207 km W of Tual, Indonesia 22:19 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 83 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile 22:15 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 55 km NNE of Baja Mar, Honduras 21:28 UTC · Honduras · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 20:13 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 19:22 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 20 km SSW of Chilchinbito, Arizona 18:38 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 120 km E of Chignik, Alaska 18:12 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 96 km W of Akhiok, Alaska 17:40 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 35 km WNW of Manado, Indonesia 17:38 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 55 km S of Chuathbaluk, Alaska 17:36 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 49 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska 16:34 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 159 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia 16:20 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 4 km ESE of San Ramon, CA 16:18 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 4 km ESE of San Ramon, CA 16:16 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 65 km SSE of Arroyo, Puerto Rico 15:43 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor Not Baipail, 3.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Narsingdi’s Palash 15:24 UTC · Indonesia · GNEWS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 21 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska 15:18 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 23 km S of King Cove, Alaska 15:11 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 82 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu 14:34 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 4 km N of Gargnano, Italy 14:28 UTC · Italy · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 105 km SSE of Murghob, Tajikistan 13:30 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 100 km S of False Pass, Alaska 13:25 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 139 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 13:21 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 5 km ENE of Artesian, South Dakota 12:35 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 6 km ESE of Kosaka, Japan 11:24 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 9 km ENE of Ōhara, Japan 11:07 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 39 km WNW of Asadābād, Afghanistan 10:35 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 45 km ESE of Adak, Alaska 08:46 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 101 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia 08:45 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 08:32 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 19 km ESE of Göksun, Turkey 08:17 UTC · Turkey · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 89 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga 08:05 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 111 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska 07:45 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 7 km WNW of Contratación, Colombia 06:39 UTC · Colombia · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 43 km NNE of Kuji, Japan 05:59 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 77 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 04:49 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 73 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile 02:35 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 48 km SE of Tari, Papua New Guinea 02:04 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 90 km ESE of Adak, Alaska 01:35 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 157 km WSW of Kotabumi, Indonesia 01:35 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 20 km SW of Methóni, Greece 01:33 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 01:32 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 205 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska 00:20 UTC · USGS Minor

Un muerto y nueve heridos leves por una explosión de gas en una vivienda del distrito madrileño de Carabanchel 08:00 UTC · Spain · GNEWS Moderate Nach Explosion mit drei Toten: Große Hilfsbereitschaft in Albstadt 08:00 UTC · Germany · GNEWS Moderate Muere una mujer de 80 años tras una explosión que provoca el derrumbe de parte de un edificio en Carabanchel 08:00 UTC · Colombia · GNEWS · 2 sources Minor

2015 A mass poisoning at a funeral in Mozambique involving beer that was contaminated with Burkholderia gladioli leaves 75 dead and over 230 people ill. 2014 An explosion at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in Yokkaichi, Japan, kills at least five people and injures 17 others. 2004 An inflatable boat carrying illegal Albanian emigrants stalls near the Karaburun Peninsula en route to Brindisi, Italy; exposure to the elements kills 28. This is the second deadliest marine disaster in Albanian history. 1959 The Vega de Tera dam fails, triggering a disastrous flood that nearly destroys the town of Ribadelago and kills 144 residents. 1927 A fire at the Laurier Palace movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children. 1861 Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War. 1857 The 7.9 Mw Fort Tejon earthquake shakes Central and Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). 1693 Sicily earthquake: The first of two earthquakes destroys parts of Sicily and Malta. After the second quake on 11 January, the death toll is estimated at between 60,000 and 100,000 people. 1038 An earthquake in Dingxiang, China kills an estimated 32,300.