Incidents on 17 January 2026

M4.7 Earthquake — 96 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 23:21 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 18:00 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 16:25 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 214 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 11:44 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 08:04 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 165 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 06:46 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 74 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan 04:18 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 03:34 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Southwest Indian Ridge 02:17 UTC · Mauritius · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 00:16 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M3.2 Earthquake — 191 km SSE of Adak, Alaska 22:53 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 7 km NE of Coso Junction, CA 22:43 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 55 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska 22:36 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 58 km WNW of Sitka, Alaska 22:32 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 23 km SSE of Diego de Almagro, Chile 21:55 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 64 km W of Sitka, Alaska 21:45 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 62 km WSW of Langsa, Indonesia 20:23 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 81 km W of Ferndale, CA 19:54 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 67 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska 19:18 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 18:56 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 144 km WSW of Houma, Tonga 18:49 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 18:44 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 13 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska 18:26 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga 17:43 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 44 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan 17:01 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 69 km E of Nikolski, Alaska 16:52 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 3 km ESE of Ichihara, Japan 16:49 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 40 km W of Fereydūnshahr, Iran 16:27 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 87 km S of Tambolaka, Indonesia 16:10 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 44 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska 14:53 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 85 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska 14:26 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 27 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska 14:06 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 216 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna 14:02 UTC · Samoa · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 14 km S of Tres Pinos, CA 13:53 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 168 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines 13:53 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 9 km W of Loyal, Oklahoma 13:51 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 94 km SE of Atka, Alaska 13:33 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 12:55 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 32 km NW of Toyah, Texas 12:42 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 37 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 12:27 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 10:46 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 10:38 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 58 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska 09:59 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 11 km NNW of Avenal, CA 09:34 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 9 km NNE of Kirishima, Japan 08:37 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 08:02 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 147 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 07:22 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 57 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 07:07 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 69 km SSE of Adak, Alaska 05:59 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 179 km SE of Adak, Alaska 04:59 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 10 km NNW of Avenal, CA 03:40 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 16 km SW of Psará, Greece 03:39 UTC · Greece · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 12 km SSE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico 03:36 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 12 km SE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado 02:57 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 1 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska 02:50 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 02:34 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 127 km NNE of Solnechnyy, Russia 01:57 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 77 km SE of King Cove, Alaska 01:15 UTC · USGS Minor

Cebu trash landslide: Search continues for 1 missing as death toll climbs to 35 08:00 UTC · Kazakhstan · GNEWS · 4 sources Minor

Limpopo flood overwhelming Chókwè 08:00 UTC · Brazil · GNEWS · 2 sources Minor

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