World Earthquake Report for Sunday, 18 January 2026
Summary: 6 quakes 5.0+, 41 quakes 4.0+, 131 quakes 3.0+, 350 quakes 2.0+ (528 total)
Magnitude 5+: 6 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 41 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 131 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 350 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (18 Jan 2026)

#1: Mag 5.7 Otago, 379 km southwest of Gore, Southland, New Zealand

Monday, Jan 19, 2026, at 05:45 am (GMT +13) -

#2: Mag 5.3 South Pacific Ocean, 122 km southeast of 'Eua Island, Eua, Tonga

Monday, Jan 19, 2026, at 01:31 am (GMT +13) -

#3: Mag 5.2 Maluku Sea, 179 km south of Manado, Kota Manado, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia

Monday, Jan 19, 2026, at 01:53 am (GMT +8) -

#4: Mag 5.1 West Chile Rise

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 11:06 am (GMT -5) -

#5: Mag 5.0 South Papua, 40 km south of Sarmi, Kabupaten Sarmi, Provinsi Papua, Indonesia

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 03:38 pm (Jayapura time) -

#6: Mag 5.0 Philippine Sea, Japan

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 11:13 am (GMT +9) -

#7: Mag 4.9 South Papua, 96 km southeast of Sarmi, Indonesia

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 10:15 am (Jayapura time) -

#8: Mag 4.9 Maluku Sea, 103 km south of Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 12:16 pm (GMT +8) -

#9: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 97 km southeast of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 07:46 pm (GMT +10) -

#10: Mag 4.7 Banda Sea, 113 km southeast of Pulau Seku Island, North Maluku, Indonesia

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 07:27 pm (GMT +8) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 3.4 22 km northeast of Baalbek, Mohafazat Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon - 14 reports

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 01:01 pm (GMT +2) -

#2: Mag 4.0 Province of Messina, 30 km northwest of Bronte, Catania, Sicily, Italy - 12 reports

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 02:54 pm (GMT +1) -

#3: Mag 3.4 9 km northwest of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand - 8 reports

Monday, Jan 19, 2026, at 07:52 am (GMT +13) -

#4: Mag 3.5 20 mi south of Ridgecrest, Kern County, California, United States - 5 reports

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 06:54 am (GMT -8) -

#5: Mag 2.7 Lugo, 35 km east of Lalin, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain - 5 reports

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 01:06 am (GMT +1) -

#6: Mag 4.2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 54 mi northwest of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States - 4 reports

Saturday, Jan 17, 2026, at 05:45 pm (Anchorage time) -

#7: Mag 4.9 Maluku Sea, 103 km south of Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia - 3 reports

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 12:16 pm (GMT +8) -

#8: Mag 4.3 36 km east of Acapulco de Juárez, Estado de Guerrero, Mexico - 3 reports

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 01:03 pm (Mexico City time) -

#9: Mag 3.1 20 mi south of Ridgecrest, Kern County, California, United States - 3 reports

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 08:21 am (GMT -8) -

#10: Mag 4.5 Philippine Sea, 39 km northeast of Dededo Village, Dededo, Guam - 3 reports

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 07:51 pm (GMT +10) -

#11: Mag 5.7 Otago, 379 km southwest of Gore, Southland, New Zealand - 2 reports

Monday, Jan 19, 2026, at 05:45 am (GMT +13) -

#12: Mag 3.4 55 km southeast of Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador - 2 reports

Saturday, Jan 17, 2026, at 10:28 pm (GMT -5) -

#13: Mag 4.0 17 km northeast of Aghsu, Aghsu Rayon, Azerbaijan - 2 reports

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 07:56 am (GMT +4) -

#14: Mag 3.1 43 km south of Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar - 2 reports

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 04:02 pm (GMT +6:30) -

#15: Mag 3.9 Kabupaten Kepulauan Talaud, 151 km northeast of Tahuna, Indonesia - 2 reports

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 10:34 pm (GMT +8) -

#16: Mag 4.2 Celebes Sea, 102 km west of Isulan, Philippines - 2 reports

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 11:55 am (GMT +8) -

#17: Mag 4.4 21 km northwest of Nili, Daykundi Province, Afghanistan - 2 reports

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 06:05 am (GMT +4:30) -

#18: Mag 5.0 Philippine Sea, Japan - 2 reports

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026, at 11:13 am (GMT +9) -

Earthquake stats

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