Incidents on 14 January 2026

M4.9 Earthquake — 233 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu 23:38 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 288 km S of Dunhuang, China 23:18 UTC · China · USGS Moderate M5.5 Earthquake — 63 km ESE of Akkeshi, Japan 22:13 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 73 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu 21:12 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — Kuril Islands 20:36 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 73 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia 18:00 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 191 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 17:29 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 17:27 UTC · Guinea-Bissau · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 124 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea 15:29 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 61 km SSE of Maumere, Indonesia 14:39 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — Drake Passage 14:37 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 137 km E of Yigo Village, Guam 13:45 UTC · Palau · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 13:26 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Easter Island region 13:22 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 196 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 08:05 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 68 km SE of Ozernovskiy, Russia 03:09 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 65 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 03:08 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M3.4 Earthquake — 138 km SSE of Adak, Alaska 23:07 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 98 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 23:04 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 10 km NNE of Carrizales, Puerto Rico 22:44 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 55 km SE of Chignik, Alaska 22:21 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 64 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska 21:53 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 69 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 21:31 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 21:17 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 84 km SE of Atka, Alaska 21:15 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 143 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska 21:05 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 125 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea 20:30 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 72 km SE of Adak, Alaska 20:18 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 74 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu 18:19 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga 17:14 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 16:21 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 99 km SE of King Cove, Alaska 16:20 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 20 km W of Winters, CA 15:48 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 44 km SSE of Parapat, Indonesia 14:13 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 96 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska 13:29 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 15 km N of El Tuito, Mexico 13:18 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 4 km SSW of Pāhala, Hawaii 13:17 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Fiji region 12:20 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 4 km NNE of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala 11:44 UTC · Guatemala · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 28 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia 11:26 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 11:12 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 24 km WSW of Old Harbor, Alaska 08:55 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 14 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska 08:46 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 75 km SSW of Adak, Alaska 08:45 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — western Indian-Antarctic Ridge 08:32 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 258 km E of Levuka, Fiji 08:26 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 38 km NW of Beatty, Nevada 07:58 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 11 km W of Beluga, Alaska 07:27 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 95 km NE of Adak, Alaska 07:07 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 65 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska 06:43 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 210 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste 06:10 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 5 km SW of Covelo, CA 04:42 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 38 km SE of Hasaki, Japan 02:50 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Volcano Islands, Japan region 02:24 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 3 km SE of Pacifica, CA 02:00 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 208 km SE of Chignik, Alaska 01:29 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 4 km NE of North Shore, CA 00:56 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Owen Fracture Zone region 00:37 UTC · Oman · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 68 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska 00:20 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 134 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 00:06 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Minor

Police release image of victim in fatal Surrey, B.C., house fire being investigated as homicide 08:00 UTC · Canada · GNEWS Moderate

UGM Installs Solar-Powered Flood Early Warning System in Bener Meriah, Aceh 08:00 UTC · Indonesia · GNEWS Minor

1993 Sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz: In Poland's worst peacetime maritime disaster, ferry MS Jan Heweliusz sinks off the coast of Rügen, drowning 55 passengers. 1969 USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people. 1907 An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.