Incidents on 23 January 2026

M5.1 Earthquake — 295 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska 08:25 UTC · USGS Severe M4.5 Earthquake — 6 km NE of Sarangani, Philippines 23:30 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 10 km ESE of Sındırgı, Turkey 21:24 UTC · Turkey · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 101 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga 17:41 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — south of Africa 14:59 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 57 km SE of Mohr, Iran 11:18 UTC · Iran · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 295 km S of Boyolangu, Indonesia 10:05 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — south of Panama 08:19 UTC · Panama · USGS Moderate Unconfirmed earthquake or seismic-like event: 16 km di barat daya dari Kota Salt Lake, Salt Lake County, Utah, Amerika Serikat, 22 Jan 2026 pukul 20:44 (GMT -7) 08:00 UTC · India · GNEWS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 153 km SSE of Simanggang, Malaysia 07:47 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — southeast Indian Ridge 01:41 UTC · USGS Moderate M2.6 Earthquake — 76 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska 23:41 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 37 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan 23:07 UTC · Tajikistan · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 57 km NE of Kon Tum, Vietnam 22:40 UTC · Vietnam · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 5 km SW of Daigo, Japan 21:20 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 36 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska 21:04 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 130 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia 20:04 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands 19:55 UTC · Palau · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 23 km ESE of Nkhata Bay, Malawi 19:20 UTC · Malawi · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 256 km W of Houma, Tonga 18:54 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 18:08 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 80 km NNW of Provideniya, Russia 18:01 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 62 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska 18:00 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 19 km NNE of Indio, CA 17:28 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 65 km NE of Grande Cache, Canada 17:00 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 16:50 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 5 km WSW of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic 16:29 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 33 km N of Cimarron, New Mexico 16:08 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 15:27 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 14:50 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 113 km E of Cordova, Alaska 13:41 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 243 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska 13:19 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — western Indian-Antarctic Ridge 13:15 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 59 km S of Shungnak, Alaska 11:19 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 151 km W of Ferndale, California 11:17 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 99 km SE of Ollagüe, Chile 10:26 UTC · Bolivia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 73 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska 09:55 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 83 km SE of Palca, Peru 09:27 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 08:40 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 08:33 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 268 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska 08:08 UTC · USGS Minor Small magnitude 3.6 earthquake 13 km northeast of Catanzaro, Italy 08:00 UTC · Spain · GNEWS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 44 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 07:40 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 232 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia 07:15 UTC · Vanuatu · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 35 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines 06:57 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 56 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 06:56 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 45 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan 06:24 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 43 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan 05:41 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 5 km WSW of Central Aguirre, Puerto Rico 05:17 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 112 km S of Honchō, Japan 05:01 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 78 km SW of Adak, Alaska 04:24 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 77 km SW of Adak, Alaska 04:11 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 144 km SSE of Honchō, Japan 04:09 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 03:49 UTC · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 89 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 03:45 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 95 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 03:43 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 03:40 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 44 km SSE of Adak, Alaska 03:31 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 03:09 UTC · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 02:53 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 55 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 02:50 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 130 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 02:35 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 71 km W of Ferndale, CA 01:53 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 49 km SE of Farkhār, Afghanistan 01:14 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 38 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska 01:11 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 25 km WNW of Hiroo, Japan 01:06 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 25 km SW of Elfin Cove, Alaska 00:42 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 31 km S of Cantwell, Alaska 00:39 UTC · United States · USGS Minor

2018 A 7.9 Mw earthquake occurs in the Gulf of Alaska. It is tied as the sixth-largest earthquake ever recorded in the United States, but there are no reports of significant damage or fatalities. 2001 Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Chinese Communist Party to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution. 1982 World Airways Flight 30 overshoots the runway at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, and crashes into Boston Harbor. Two people are missing and presumed dead. 1904 Ålesund Fire: The Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style. 1870 In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre. 1556 The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.