Incidents on 26 January 2026

M5.6 Earthquake — 46 km SSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea 17:06 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Severe M4.0 Earthquake — 20 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska 10:56 UTC · United States · USGS Severe M5.5 Earthquake — 9 km SE of Dianga, China 06:56 UTC · China · USGS Severe M5.2 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 23:32 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 43 km SSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea 21:53 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 20:43 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 265 km SW of Gizo, Solomon Islands 20:24 UTC · Solomon Islands · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 15 km S of Hengchun, Taiwan 18:48 UTC · Taiwan · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge 17:29 UTC · Yemen · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 17:27 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 24 km SSE of Mendi, Papua New Guinea 17:20 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 16:48 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 16:29 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 147 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 14:44 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M3.5 Earthquake — 4 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska 14:38 UTC · United States · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 152 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia 13:51 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 59 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga 13:02 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 175 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 12:35 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.5 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 11:25 UTC · New Zealand · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 131 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste 11:02 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Moderate M5.5 Earthquake — 53 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga 10:53 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 46 km SE of Miyakojima, Japan 10:49 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 187 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 10:21 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — west of Macquarie Island 07:08 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.6 Earthquake — west of Macquarie Island 06:07 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 168 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 04:43 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — 59 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga 03:31 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region 02:58 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M5.8 Earthquake — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 02:49 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 02:11 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 135 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste 00:54 UTC · Timor-Leste · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 5 km WNW of Iwaizumi, Japan 00:20 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M2.7 Earthquake — 198 km WNW of Barview, Oregon 23:27 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 126 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 23:21 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 258 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon 23:19 UTC · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 266 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon 23:13 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 77 km E of Monte Patria, Chile 22:11 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 79 km W of Ollagüe, Chile 22:09 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 46 km SE of Poso, Indonesia 21:12 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 81 km SE of Atka, Alaska 19:24 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 30 km NW of Stanley, Idaho 19:01 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 100 km SW of Adak, Alaska 18:37 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 14 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska 18:31 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 48 km SW of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea 17:57 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 95 km N of Yakutat, Alaska 17:46 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 75 km W of Petrolia, CA 16:33 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 90 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua 15:37 UTC · Nicaragua · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 15:33 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 42 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada 15:31 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 56 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste 15:00 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 84 km S of Adak, Alaska 14:45 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 35 km ENE of Orcopampa, Peru 13:53 UTC · Peru · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 21 km S of Dalbandin, Pakistan 13:44 UTC · Pakistan · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 43 km NNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska 13:43 UTC · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 25 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska 13:18 UTC · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 12:43 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 62 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska 11:52 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 16 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada 11:29 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 9 km NNE of Dillon, Montana 11:05 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 11:05 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 17 km NE of Hirara, Japan 10:49 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 8 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas 10:37 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Volcano Islands, Japan region 10:37 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 24 km SW of Sangay, Philippines 10:25 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 23 km SW of Snyder, Texas 10:22 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 51 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines 10:06 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 70 km ESE of Atka, Alaska 09:32 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 103 km SE of Sanana, Indonesia 09:22 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 179 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 09:15 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 80 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 08:10 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 14 km NNE of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua 08:01 UTC · Nicaragua · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 16 km S of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 07:37 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 46 km ESE of Adak, Alaska 07:11 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 67 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska 07:01 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 06:57 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 6 km SSW of Santa Lucía, Peru 06:31 UTC · Peru · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 12 km WSW of Anacortes, Washington 04:04 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 70 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska 03:27 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 61 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 01:56 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 127 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia 01:56 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 112 km SSE of Adak, Alaska 01:49 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 15 km SE of Sındırgı, Turkey 00:47 UTC · Turkey · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 35 km W of Sangay, Philippines 00:33 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 14 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado 00:08 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 52 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile 00:06 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 35 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan 00:00 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor

Marburg virus disease- Ethiopia 17:02 UTC · Ethiopia · WHO Severe

2021 Protesters and farmers storm the Red Fort near Delhi, clashing with police. One protester is killed and more than 80 police officers are injured. 2001 The 7.7 Mw Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India, leaving 13,805–20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured. 1972 JAT Flight 367 is destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing 27 of the 28 people on board the DC-9. Flight attendant Vesna Vulović survives with critical injuries. 1905 The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan, which weighs 3,106.75 carats (0.621350 kg), is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa. 1700 The 8.7–9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records. 1531 The 6.4–7.1 Mw Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people.