World Earthquake Report for Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 7 Jan 2026
Summary: 8 quakes 5.0+, 50 quakes 4.0+, 238 quakes 3.0+, 519 quakes 2.0+ (815 total)
Magnitude 5+: 8 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 50 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 238 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 519 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (6 Jan 2026)

#1: Mag 5.7 Shimane, 232 km west of Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 10:18 am (GMT +9) -

#2: Mag 5.4 Indian Ocean, 76 km northeast of Port Mathurin, Rodrigues, Mauritius

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 02:09 pm (GMT +4) -

#3: Mag 5.2 North Pacific Ocean, 158 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026, at 06:18 am (GMT +12) -

#4: Mag 5.2 China

Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026, at 01:17 am (Urumqi time) -

#5: Mag 5.2 North Pacific Ocean, 204 km southwest of Guam Island, Guam

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 06:01 pm (GMT +11) -

#6: Mag 5.0 Coral Sea, 23 km southwest of Nguna Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu

Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026, at 10:10 am (Efate time) -

#7: Mag 5.0 Philippine Sea, 60 km south of Pagan Island, Northern Mariana Islands

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 01:14 pm (Saipan time) -

#8: Mag 5.0 Shimane, 23 km southwest of Yonago, Tottori, Japan

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 10:37 am (GMT +9) -

#9: Mag 4.9 Philippine Sea, 92 km northwest of Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 01:31 pm (GMT +9) -

#10: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 73 km east of Mutsu, Aomori, Japan

Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026, at 03:04 am (GMT +9) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 3.9 24 km southeast of Matsue, Shimane, Japan - 58 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 10:17 am (GMT +9) -

#2: Mag 5.7 Shimane, 232 km west of Osaka, Osaka, Japan - 53 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 10:18 am (GMT +9) -

#3: Mag 5.4 Indian Ocean, 76 km northeast of Port Mathurin, Rodrigues, Mauritius - 22 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 02:09 pm (GMT +4) -

#4: Mag 5.0 Coral Sea, 23 km southwest of Nguna Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu - 11 reports

Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026, at 10:10 am (Efate time) -

#5: Mag 4.5 Lake and Peninsula Borough, 144 mi southwest of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States - 10 reports

Monday, Jan 5, 2026, at 11:08 pm (Anchorage time) -

#6: Mag 4.4 Provincia de Puntarenas, 42 km south of San Jose, Costa Rica - 10 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 09:19 am (Costa Rica time) -

#7: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 42 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia - 9 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 07:16 pm (Kamchatka time) -

#8: Mag 5.2 China - 9 reports

Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026, at 01:17 am (Urumqi time) -

#9: Mag 4.5 24 km southeast of Matsue, Shimane, Japan - 7 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 10:24 am (GMT +9) -

#10: Mag 2.6 18 mi northeast of Mentor, Lake County, Ohio, United States - 7 reports

Monday, Jan 5, 2026, at 11:50 pm (GMT -5) -

#11: Mag 4.7 20 km southeast of Matsue, Shimane, Japan - 7 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 10:28 am (GMT +9) -

#12: Mag 5.0 Shimane, 23 km southwest of Yonago, Tottori, Japan - 6 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 10:37 am (GMT +9) -

#13: Mag 2.9 Lika-Senj County, 62 km southeast of Rijeka, Croatia - 6 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 03:36 pm (GMT +1) -

#14: Mag 3.1 11 km west of Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy - 6 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 03:23 am (GMT +1) -

#15: Mag 3.5 25 km west of Amaliada, Ilia Prefecture, West Greece, Greece - 5 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 04:57 am (GMT +2) -

#16: Mag 3.0 3.9 km north of Karvina, Moravskoslezsky kraj, Czech Republic - 5 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 03:59 pm (GMT +1) -

#17: Mag 2.2 8.7 mi northwest of Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, United States - 4 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 05:33 am (GMT -8) -

#18: Mag 4.1 24 km southeast of Matsue, Shimane, Japan - 4 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 11:00 am (GMT +9) -

#19: Mag 3.0 17 km south of Surigao, Province of Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines - 3 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 07:37 pm (GMT +8) -

#20: Mag 3.3 8.9 km northwest of Nueva Imperial, Provincia de Cautin, Region de la Araucania, Chile - 3 reports

Monday, Jan 5, 2026, at 11:48 pm (GMT -3) -

#21: Mag 3.9 25 km southeast of Matsue, Shimane, Japan - 3 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 10:34 am (GMT +9) -

#22: Mag 3.1 Ionian Sea, 21 km west of Amaliada, Ilia Prefecture, West Greece, Greece - 3 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 02:16 pm (GMT +2) -

#23: Mag 5.2 North Pacific Ocean, 158 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia - 3 reports

Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026, at 06:18 am (GMT +12) -

#24: Mag 4.0 Aegean Sea, Canakkale, Turkey - 3 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 02:28 pm (Istanbul time) -

#25: Mag 3.2 North Atlantic Ocean, 77 km northwest of San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico - 2 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 10:13 am (GMT -4) -

#26: Mag 3.0 Bali Sea, 19 km northwest of Pulau Panjang Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 2 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 10:05 pm (GMT +8) -

#27: Mag 3.6 68 km north of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand - 2 reports

Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026, at 07:51 am (Auckland time) -

#28: Mag 4.0 43 km east of Acapulco de Juárez, Estado de Guerrero, Mexico - 2 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 01:05 pm (Mexico City time) -

#29: Mag 2.6 5.7 km southeast of Echizen, Fukui, Japan - 2 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 10:25 am (GMT +9) -

#30: Mag 2.3 Aegean Sea, 10.7 km west of Alexandroupoli, Greece - 2 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 08:38 am (GMT +2) -

#31: Mag 3.8 Trashigang Dzongkhag, 39 km northeast of Pemagatshel, Bhutan - 2 reports

Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026, at 03:47 am (Thimphu time) -

#32: Mag 2.6 Aegean Sea, 10.2 km west of Alexandroupoli, Greece - 2 reports

Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, at 07:09 am (GMT +2) -

#33: Mag 2.8 Lincoln County, 19 mi northeast of Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States - 2 reports

Monday, Jan 5, 2026, at 08:53 pm (GMT -6) -

Earthquake stats


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