World Earthquake Report for Friday, 16 January 2026
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 8 quakes 5.0+, 36 quakes 4.0+, 181 quakes 3.0+, 376 quakes 2.0+ (602 total)
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 8 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 36 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 181 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 376 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (16 Jan 2026)

#1: Mag 6.0 North Pacific Ocean, 265 mi west of Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States

Thursday, Jan 15, 2026, at 06:25 pm (GMT -9) -

#2: Mag 5.5 Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

Saturday, Jan 17, 2026, at 12:41 am (GMT +8) -

#3: Mag 5.4 North Pacific Ocean, 120 km east of Mutsu, Aomori, Japan

Saturday, Jan 17, 2026, at 05:34 am (GMT +10) -

#4: Mag 5.2 54 km northeast of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Ust-Kamchatsky District, Kamchatka, Russia

Saturday, Jan 17, 2026, at 11:22 am (Kamchatka time) -

#5: Mag 5.2 Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

Saturday, Jan 17, 2026, at 01:52 am (GMT +8) -

#6: Mag 5.2 23 km northwest of Amahai, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, Maluku, Indonesia

Saturday, Jan 17, 2026, at 08:50 am (Jayapura time) -

#7: Mag 5.2 Caribbean Sea, Guatemala

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 12:08 am (Tegucigalpa time) -

#8: Mag 5.1 South Pacific Ocean, 357 km southeast of Mare Island, New Caledonia

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 06:28 pm (GMT +11) -

#9: Mag 5.0 Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, 152 km south of Arica, Arica, Region de Arica y Parinacota, Chile

Thursday, Jan 15, 2026, at 11:13 pm (Santiago time) -

#10: Mag 4.9 43 km west of Ayutla de los Libres, Estado de Guerrero, Mexico

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 12:42 am (Mexico City time) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.2 Caribbean Sea, Guatemala - 288 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 12:08 am (Tegucigalpa time) -

#2: Mag 6.0 North Pacific Ocean, 265 mi west of Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States - 111 reports

Thursday, Jan 15, 2026, at 06:25 pm (GMT -9) -

#3: Mag 4.9 30 km south of Piedecuesta, Departamento de Santander, Colombia - 83 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 02:05 am (Bogota time) -

#4: Mag 4.9 43 km west of Ayutla de los Libres, Estado de Guerrero, Mexico - 77 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 12:42 am (Mexico City time) -

#5: Mag 5.0 Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, 152 km south of Arica, Arica, Region de Arica y Parinacota, Chile - 19 reports

Thursday, Jan 15, 2026, at 11:13 pm (Santiago time) -

#6: Mag 3.3 San Bernardino County, 10 mi northwest of Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, United States - 14 reports

Thursday, Jan 15, 2026, at 07:28 pm (GMT -8) -

#7: Mag 4.1 27 km northwest of Korce, Qarku i Korces, Albania - 10 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 11:28 am (GMT +1) -

#8: Mag 3.5 Caribbean Sea, 35 km north of San Pedro Sula, Departamento de Cortes, Honduras - 9 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 12:28 am (GMT -6) -

#9: Mag 3.4 San Benito County, 20 mi east of Salinas, Monterey County, California, United States - 8 reports

Thursday, Jan 15, 2026, at 06:24 pm (GMT -8) -

#10: Mag 2.5 25 km west of Miramichi, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada - 7 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 04:42 pm (GMT -4) -

#11: Mag 4.1 Caribbean Sea, 18 km northwest of Puerto Cortez, Honduras - 5 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 12:46 pm (GMT -6) -

#12: Mag 4.6 25 km north of Tacna, Tacna, Peru - 4 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 02:34 am (Lima time) -

#13: Mag 4.1 Kutch, State of Gujarat, India - 4 reports

Saturday, Jan 17, 2026, at 01:22 am (Kolkata time) -

#14: Mag 4.1 46 km west of Pinotepa Nacional, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico - 3 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 07:32 am (GMT -6) -

#15: Mag 3.6 75 km north of Nayoro, Hokkaido, Japan - 2 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 10:56 am (GMT +9) -

#16: Mag 4.4 North Pacific Ocean, 114 km southwest of Puerto Escondido, Mexico - 2 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 05:05 pm (GMT -6) -

#17: Mag 4.2 14 km southwest of Nayoro, Hokkaido, Japan - 2 reports

Saturday, Jan 17, 2026, at 12:39 am (GMT +9) -

#18: Mag 4.5 22 km south of Acayucan, Estado de Veracruz-Llave, Mexico - 2 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 09:55 am (Mexico City time) -

#19: Mag 3.3 23 km south of Macerata, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy - 2 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 04:50 pm (GMT +1) -

#20: Mag 3.0 14 km northwest of Choloma, Departamento de Cortes, Honduras - 2 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 08:18 am (GMT -6) -

#21: Mag 4.0 20 km northeast of Goeksun, Kahramanmaras, Turkey - 2 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 01:19 pm (Istanbul time) -

#22: Mag 3.5 Caribbean Sea, 34 km north of San Pedro Sula, Departamento de Cortes, Honduras - 2 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 01:54 am (GMT -6) -

#23: Mag 3.0 Caribbean Sea, 33 km north of San Pedro Sula, Departamento de Cortes, Honduras - 2 reports

Friday, Jan 16, 2026, at 01:10 am (GMT -6) -

#24: Mag 3.3 24 mi west of Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, United States - 2 reports

Thursday, Jan 15, 2026, at 10:18 pm (GMT -7) -

Earthquake stats

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