Incidents on 28 January 2026

M4.1 Earthquake — 24 km ESE of Orillia, Canada 03:59 UTC · Canada · USGS Severe M5.0 Earthquake — 30 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines 23:43 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 88 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 22:32 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — Galapagos Triple Junction region 22:30 UTC · El Salvador · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 107 km NNE of Gorontalo, Indonesia 22:07 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 110 km NNE of Gorontalo, Indonesia 18:52 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 20 km WSW of Dompu, Indonesia 18:30 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia 17:22 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 39 km WSW of Bantogon, Philippines 15:58 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands 14:56 UTC · Palau · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 25 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines 14:49 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 26 km W of Sangay, Philippines 14:33 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 31 km WSW of Bantogon, Philippines 13:41 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 31 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines 13:24 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 34 km SW of Sangay, Philippines 12:55 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 36 km WSW of Bantogon, Philippines 12:45 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 29 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga 12:07 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region 11:31 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 103 km E of Noda, Japan 10:45 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 40 km W of Sangay, Philippines 09:30 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 35 km W of Bantogon, Philippines 09:24 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — 194 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 09:14 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 15 km W of Bantogon, Philippines 08:43 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M5.6 Earthquake — 43 km W of Bantogon, Philippines 08:38 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M5.3 Earthquake — 47 km W of Sangay, Philippines 08:35 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — 32 km W of Bantogon, Philippines 08:34 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 172 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 08:24 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate Earthquakes Canada records late-night 3.7 magnitude earthquake near Orillia 08:00 UTC · Canada · GNEWS Moderate M4.1 earthquake shakes Toronto 08:00 UTC · Canada · GNEWS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 190 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 07:57 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 43 km WSW of Bantogon, Philippines 07:43 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M5.0 Earthquake — 53 km W of Bantogon, Philippines 06:52 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 46 km W of Sangay, Philippines 06:52 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M5.9 Earthquake — 33 km W of Sangay, Philippines 06:47 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 7 km SW of Hamatonbetsu, Japan 06:34 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 30 km W of Sangay, Philippines 06:31 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 35 km SW of Sangay, Philippines 05:08 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 61 km ENE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea 05:07 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.9 Earthquake — 32 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines 03:33 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Bonin Islands, Japan region 03:27 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 59 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines 03:25 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M5.1 Earthquake — 15 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines 03:24 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 32 km W of Sangay, Philippines 03:23 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M5.2 Earthquake — Ascension Island region 02:58 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — Ascension Island region 02:04 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — Ascension Island region 01:58 UTC · USGS Moderate M5.4 Earthquake — 20 km W of Bantogon, Philippines 01:41 UTC · Philippines · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 117 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia 00:37 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Moderate M3.4 Earthquake — 195 km S of Unalaska, Alaska 23:49 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 226 km SW of Adak, Alaska 23:47 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 89 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 23:42 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 23 km WNW of Old Harbor, Alaska 22:57 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 8 km SW of False Pass, Alaska 21:43 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — east of the Kuril Islands 21:34 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 55 km NE of Akutan, Alaska 20:35 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 192 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 20:31 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia 20:07 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 28 km SW of Sangay, Philippines 19:45 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 73 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 18:15 UTC · Argentina · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 55 km SW of San Antonio, Chile 17:35 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 89 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska 15:59 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 51 km W of Sangay, Philippines 15:35 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 47 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines 15:27 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 59 km SE of Mohr, Iran 15:18 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 3 km NW of Sape, Indonesia 15:17 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 14:53 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 19 km SW of Sangay, Philippines 14:36 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 55 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines 14:20 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 15 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA 14:09 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 39 km WSW of Bantogon, Philippines 14:08 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 86 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga 12:54 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 0 km N of Pāhala, Hawaii 12:52 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 176 km SW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia 12:29 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 74 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska 12:23 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 49 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines 12:20 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 45 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines 10:28 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region 09:40 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 40 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska 09:26 UTC · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 41 km SSW of Adak, Alaska 09:05 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 36 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines 08:51 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 51 km SE of Adak, Alaska 08:47 UTC · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 3 km SW of Mavis Bank, Jamaica 08:47 UTC · Jamaica · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas 08:43 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 39 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines 08:01 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 57 km W of Sangay, Philippines 07:47 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 57 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines 07:24 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 46 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines 07:11 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 27 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska 07:05 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska 06:26 UTC · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 78 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico 06:14 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 89 km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX 05:42 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 77 km NE of Loreto, Mexico 05:42 UTC · Mexico · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 36 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines 05:38 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 72 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 04:28 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 65 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 04:15 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 61 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 04:13 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 22 km NNE of Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands 04:09 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 69 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 04:08 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 18 km W of Empire, Nevada 04:04 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 203 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska 04:02 UTC · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 5 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska 03:36 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 154 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska 03:31 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 106 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga 02:54 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 45 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines 02:23 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 36 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska 02:06 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 118 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska 02:03 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 17 km WNW of Hamatonbetsu, Japan 01:53 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 64 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska 01:11 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 38 km NNE of Manokwari, Indonesia 01:09 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 29 km SSW of Esperanza, Puerto Rico 00:46 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor

Ten Minutes From Kanpur, The Plane Crash That Killed Madhavrao Scindia 08:00 UTC · India · GNEWS Moderate Ajit Pawar plane crash: What happened in 26 minutes and 5 unanswered questions 08:00 UTC · India · GNEWS Minor

Scale of flood-damage starting to sink in for East Coast 08:00 UTC · New Zealand · GNEWS Minor "All 6 extra pumps working at Northmoor": Somerset Levels and Moors flood briefing 28 January 2026 08:00 UTC · United Kingdom · GNEWS Minor

Kolkata Fire Incident: আনন্দপুরে অগ্নিকাণ্ড, অবশেষে গ্রেফতার গোডাউন মালিক 08:00 UTC · India · GNEWS Moderate

2026 The Rubaya mine collapse at Rubaya mines in DR Congo causes at least 400 deaths and injured several others. 2026 Storm Kristin causes a catastrophic impact in Portugal and Spain with €6 billion in damage in the central region of Portugal, 15 deaths and 2,000 injuries. 2023 Protests begin in the United States after police beat and kill Tyre Nichols. 1985 Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. 1984 Tropical Storm Domoina makes landfall in southern Mozambique, eventually causing 214 deaths and some of the most severe flooding so far recorded in the region. 1922 Knickerbocker Storm: Washington, D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes a disaster when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapses, killing over 100 people. 1671 Original city of Panama (founded in 1519) is destroyed by a fire when privateer Henry Morgan sacks and sets fire to it. The site of the previously devastated city is still in ruins (see Panama Viejo). 1393 King Charles VI of France is nearly killed when several other dancers' costumes catch fire during a masquerade ball in Paris.