Incidents on 20 January 2026
Tuesday, 20 January 2026 — before continuous monitoring began on 9 August 2026. For this day we hold earthquakes from the USGS catalogue (magnitude 2.5 and above) and a few historical records, not a full record of every incident.
105
Recorded
3
Severe or extreme
30
Countries
3
Categories
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M5.3 Earthquake — 40 km S of Mbumi, Tanzania
Severe
M3.8 Earthquake — 4 km NW of Ohlman, Illinois
Severe
M4.9 Earthquake — 20 km NNE of Indio, CA
Severe
M4.5 Earthquake — 38 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines
Moderate
M4.9 Earthquake — 240 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
Moderate
M4.8 Earthquake — 28 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — 175 km NNE of Qalansīyah, Yemen
Moderate
M4.8 Earthquake — 115 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — Fiji region
Moderate
M3.8 Earthquake — 18 km N of Indio, CA
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — 159 km ENE of Thang, India
Moderate
M5.3 Earthquake — 66 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
Moderate
M5.0 Earthquake — 261 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
Moderate
M2.7 Earthquake — 5 km ESE of Elgin, South Carolina
Moderate
M5.0 Earthquake — 8 km ESE of Santiago Astata, Mexico
Moderate
M5.0 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Moderate
M4.7 Earthquake — 34 km W of Sangay, Philippines
Moderate
M4.7 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands
Moderate
M3.7 Earthquake — 20 km N of Indio, CA
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — 37 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
Moderate
M4.9 Earthquake — 186 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
Moderate
M5.9 Earthquake — 24 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — 10 km W of Buenavista, Philippines
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — 118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
Moderate
M4.7 Earthquake — 284 km SSE of Georgetown, Saint Helena
Moderate
M5.2 Earthquake — 274 km SSE of Georgetown, Saint Helena
Moderate
M5.2 Earthquake — 267 km SSE of Georgetown, Saint Helena
Moderate
M5.3 Earthquake — 128 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa
Moderate
M5.3 Earthquake — 250 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — 23 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines
Moderate
M3.5 Earthquake — 17 km NNE of Indio, CA
Moderate
M4.7 Earthquake — 151 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — 142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
Moderate
M2.9 Earthquake — 20 km NNE of Indio, CA
Minor
M4.0 Earthquake — 13 km N of Astypálaia, Greece
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 29 km SW of Sangay, Philippines
Minor
M2.8 Earthquake — 17 km NNE of Indio, CA
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — 21 km WNW of Cruz del Eje, Argentina
Minor
M2.9 Earthquake — 40 km SSE of Adak, Alaska
Minor
M3.3 Earthquake — 37 km SSE of Adak, Alaska
Minor
M3.9 Earthquake — Fiji region
Minor
M3.7 Earthquake — 95 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 75 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia
Minor
M2.7 Earthquake — 16 km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
Minor
M4.0 Earthquake — 13 km WNW of Nakatonbetsu, Japan
Minor
M2.8 Earthquake — 18 km N of Indio, CA
Minor
M3.4 Earthquake — 18 km N of Indio, CA
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 175 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 124 km E of Yamada, Japan
Minor
M2.6 Earthquake — 95 km SE of Akutan, Alaska
Minor
M3.3 Earthquake — 126 km WSW of Crescent City, CA
Minor
M2.9 Earthquake — 30 km SSE of Hope, New Mexico
Minor
M3.3 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 84 km SW of Teluk Dalam, Indonesia
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — 21 km N of Indio, CA
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 32 km SE of Khorugh, Tajikistan
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — 13 km ESE of Pāhala, Hawaii
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — 36 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 99 km W of Buala, Solomon Islands
Minor
M4.1 Earthquake — 157 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 78 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Minor
M2.7 Earthquake — 25 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada
Minor
M3.0 Earthquake — 118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska
Minor
M3.4 Earthquake — 25 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — 87 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
Minor
M2.7 Earthquake — 26 km N of L'Orignal, Canada
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 12 km NE of Norak, Tajikistan
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 6 km SW of Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe
Minor
M2.5 Earthquake — 134 km N of Yakutat, Alaska
Minor
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Minor
M4.1 Earthquake — 121 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
Minor
M2.7 Earthquake — 17 km NNE of Indio, CA
Minor
M2.8 Earthquake — 20 km NNE of Indio, CA
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — 246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 111 km S of Koróni, Greece
Minor
M3.4 Earthquake — 285 km W of Bandon, Oregon
Minor
M2.7 Earthquake — 245 km W of Ferndale, California
Minor
M3.7 Earthquake — 21 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada
Minor
M3.3 Earthquake — 17 km W of Empire, Nevada
Minor
M2.6 Earthquake — 15 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska
Minor
M2.8 Earthquake — 21 km N of Indio, CA
Minor
M2.7 Earthquake — 44 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 46 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 84 km E of Minami-Sōma, Japan
Minor
M2.5 Earthquake — 20 km NNE of Indio, CA
Minor
M2.7 Earthquake — 244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska
Minor
M3.3 Earthquake — 18 km N of Indio, CA
Minor
M2.6 Earthquake — 15 km S of Tres Pinos, CA
Minor
M2.8 Earthquake — 12 km SE of Fowlerton, Texas
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 45 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines
Minor
M4.0 Earthquake — 89 km WNW of Mohr, Iran
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 103 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 197 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 244 km N of Hicks Bay, New Zealand
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — 20 km N of Indio, CA
Minor
M2.7 Earthquake — 20 km NNE of Indio, CA
Minor
M3.3 Earthquake — 20 km NNE of Indio, CA
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — 20 km NNE of Indio, CA
Minor
M3.4 Earthquake — 20 km NNE of Indio, CA
Minor
M2.6 Earthquake — 25 km W of Petrolia, CA
Minor
M2.9 Earthquake — 46 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico
Minor
M4.1 Earthquake — 206 km W of Tobi Village, Palau
Minor