Incidents on 31 January 2026
Saturday, 31 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.
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0
Severe or extreme
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Countries
3
Categories
Earthquake · 72 All earthquakes →
M4.5 Earthquake — 162 km W of Valparaíso, Chile
Moderate
M4.7 Earthquake — 255 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
Moderate
M5.8 Earthquake — 99 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
Moderate
M4.9 Earthquake — 110 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
Moderate
M5.2 Earthquake — Prince Edward Islands region
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — 47 km WSW of Gadung, Philippines
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — West Chile Rise
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — 222 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — 82 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — 176 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
Moderate
M5.3 Earthquake — 114 km S of Akureyri, Iceland
Moderate
M4.8 Earthquake — Bonin Islands, Japan region
Moderate
M4.7 Earthquake — off the coast of Central America
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — 13 km ENE of San Pedro Huamelula, Mexico
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — 35 km SW of Sangay, Philippines
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — 43 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines
Moderate
M5.1 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands
Moderate
M4.9 Earthquake — 33 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands
Moderate
M4.9 Earthquake — 39 km SSE of San Juan, Peru
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — 285 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
Moderate
M4.8 Earthquake — 232 km NNW of Manado, Indonesia
Moderate
M2.6 Earthquake — 126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 65 km SW of Calingasta, Argentina
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — 115 km SSW of Trenggalek, Indonesia
Minor
M3.3 Earthquake — 45 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska
Minor
M2.8 Earthquake — 125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska
Minor
M2.8 Earthquake — 10 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico
Minor
M2.6 Earthquake — 2 km SW of Campo Rico, Puerto Rico
Minor
M2.8 Earthquake — 20 km NNW of Midland, Texas
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — 14 km ESE of Wright, Wyoming
Minor
M2.5 Earthquake — 49 km S of Adak, Alaska
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 59 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia
Minor
M2.5 Earthquake — 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — Mariana Islands region
Minor
M2.8 Earthquake — 2 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma
Minor
M3.6 Earthquake — 265 km W of Adak, Alaska
Minor
M4.0 Earthquake — 111 km SSW of Singaparna, Indonesia
Minor
M2.5 Earthquake — 109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 77 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 146 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — 44 km NNW of Atka, Alaska
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — 2 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
Minor
M4.1 Earthquake — 46 km SW of Sangay, Philippines
Minor
M2.5 Earthquake — 116 km SSW of Atka, Alaska
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 9 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — 34 km W of Petrolia, CA
Minor
M3.0 Earthquake — 240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 96 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — 49 km SW of Sangay, Philippines
Minor
M2.9 Earthquake — 147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
Minor
M3.8 Earthquake — 108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — east of the Kuril Islands
Minor
M2.8 Earthquake — 41 km E of Adak, Alaska
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — 21 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska
Minor
M3.7 Earthquake — 20 km E of Atka, Alaska
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — 181 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia
Minor
M4.1 Earthquake — Fiji region
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — 58 km W of Ollagüe, Chile
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 34 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 37 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands
Minor
M3.3 Earthquake — 215 km SE of Atka, Alaska
Minor
M4.1 Earthquake — 32 km NE of Masohi, Indonesia
Minor
M3.4 Earthquake — 111 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands
Minor
M3.3 Earthquake — 88 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Minor
M2.5 Earthquake — 42 km W of Petrolia, CA
Minor
M2.6 Earthquake — 10 km WSW of Stanton, Texas
Minor
M3.3 Earthquake — 95 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska
Minor
Flood · 2 All floods →
"No more property flooding reported": Somerset Levels and Moors flood briefing 31 January 2026
Minor
Major incident and flood response update: 31 January
Minor
Explosion · 1 All explosions →
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A North Sea flood causes over 1,800 deaths in the Netherlands and over 300 in the United Kingdom.
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