News articles on recent significant earthquakes. We publish articles with in-depth background information gathered from multiple sources whenever a significant earthquake occurs near population centers.

January 27th, 2026 Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Afternoon in the North Pacific Ocean 300km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia).
January 27th, 2026 Significant M5.7 Earthquake hit near Ponorogo in Indonesia on Tuesday Morning.
January 26th, 2026 Shallow M5.6 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Night near Mendi in Papua New Guinea.
January 26th, 2026 On Tuesday Night a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 291km from Vilyuchinsk (Russia).
January 26th, 2026 Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Tuesday Night in the South Pacific Ocean near Nuku‘alofa (Tonga).
January 26th, 2026 On Monday Evening a Significant M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck in the South Pacific Ocean near Nuku‘alofa (Tonga).
January 26th, 2026 Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 177km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia) on Monday Evening.
January 26th, 2026 Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck on Monday Afternoon near Dianga in China.
January 26th, 2026 Shallow M5.4 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 101km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga) on Monday Afternoon.
January 26th, 2026 Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Monday Morning in the Banda Sea 261km from Dili (Timor-Leste).
January 25th, 2026 On Sunday Afternoon a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Banda Sea 251km from Tual (Indonesia).
January 23rd, 2026 On Friday Afternoon a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck near Mohr in Iran.
January 22nd, 2026 On Thursday Morning a Shallow M4.7 Earthquake struck near Salt Lake City in The United States.
January 22nd, 2026 Significant M5.3 AFTERSHOCK hit in the North Pacific Ocean 102km from Hachinohe (Japan) on Thursday Evening.
January 22nd, 2026 Strong M6.2 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 143km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia) on Friday Night.
January 21st, 2026 Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Gulf Of Tomini near Gorontalo (Indonesia) on Thursday Morning.
January 21st, 2026 Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Night 168km from Tinsukia in India.
January 21st, 2026 Shallow M4.3 AFTERSHOCK hit near Indio in The United States on Wednesday Night.
January 21st, 2026 Shallow M5.4 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Morning in the Sulawesi Sea 119km from Malingao (The Philippines).
January 21st, 2026 Shallow M5.3 Earthquake hit in the Arabian Sea 287km from Şalālah (Oman) on Wednesday Night.

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