This week on Earth
5–11 January 2026 (ISO week 2026-W02, in UTC): 9 earthquakes of M 5.5+, 14 floods, 8 sea and lake ice, 3 severe storms, 2 volcanoes, 16 wildfires.
Largest earthquake of the week
M 6.4 — 35 km E of Santiago, Philippines
Earthquake (mww) · depth 22 km · 2026-01-07 03:02 UTC · USGS tsunami flag set · PAGER alert: green
Earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above
- M6.4
M 6.4 — 35 km E of Santiago, Philippines
Earthquake (mww) · depth 22 km · 2026-01-07 03:02 UTC · USGS tsunami flag set · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 6.4 — 247 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
Earthquake (mww) · depth 31 km · 2026-01-10 14:58 UTC · USGS tsunami flag set · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.7 — 13 km WSW of Yasugichō, Japan
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-01-06 01:18 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.6 — 93 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
Earthquake (mww) · depth 22 km · 2026-01-09 23:19 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.5 — south of the Fiji Islands
Earthquake (mww) · depth 538.9 km · 2026-01-07 22:00 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.5 — 105 km ESE of Yantzaza, Ecuador
Earthquake (mww) · depth 109.9 km · 2026-01-08 05:17 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.5 — south of the Fiji Islands
Earthquake (mww) · depth 158.5 km · 2026-01-10 00:06 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.5 — Mauritius - Reunion region
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-01-10 03:22 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.5 — 241 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
Earthquake (mb) · depth 57.2 km · 2026-01-10 15:06 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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Natural events tracked by NASA EONET
Floods
- 01/06
- 01/10
- 01/08
- 01/06
- 01/10
- 01/05
- 01/11
- 01/09
- 01/11
- 01/05
- 01/11
- 01/11
- 01/05
- 01/09
Sea and Lake Ice
- 01/09
- 01/09
- 01/09
- 01/09
- 01/09
- 01/09
- 01/09
- 01/09
Severe Storms
- 01/08
- 01/11
- 01/11
Volcanoes
- 01/08
- 01/07
Wildfires
- 01/07
- 01/10
- 01/07
- 01/06
- 01/05
Wildfire in Central African Republic 1026753
Wildfires · burned area 21,942 ha · 2026-01-05
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- 01/10
Wildfire in Central African Republic 1027079
Wildfires · burned area 18,687 ha · 2026-01-10
Open on the map → - 01/07
- 01/11
Wildfire in The Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan 1026997
Wildfires · burned area 13,165 ha · 2026-01-11
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Wildfire in Central African Republic 1026996
Wildfires · burned area 12,302 ha · 2026-01-11
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- 01/09
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168 smaller wildfires (stated burned area under 10,000 ha) are counted here and not listed.
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What this page states
Every line is what a public record states: USGS’s magnitude, time, depth and place for an earthquake (the place is written by USGS, in English), and EONET’s title, dates and originating source for every other event. IntMap adds no description of damage or consequences.
A week is ISO 8601’s: Monday 00:00 UTC to the following Monday. An event that lasts several days appears in every week in which EONET has an observation of it, at its latest position in that week.
The largest earthquake is chosen by USGS’s magnitude; with no earthquake, the storm with the highest wind EONET states. Nothing is ranked by judgement.
Wildfires are listed when the burned area EONET states is 10,000 ha (100 km²) or more; the rest are counted. An event EONET gives only as an outline is listed and not placed, because those outlines do not state their axis order.
Sources
Earthquakes: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program — FDSN event service. U.S. public domain. U.S. public domain
Natural events: NASA Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET) v3, with the originating source named on each event. A U.S. Government work; courtesy of NASA. U.S. Government work, not subject to copyright; NASA asks to be acknowledged