This week on Earth
12–18 January 2026 (ISO week 2026-W03, in UTC): 7 earthquakes of M 5.5+, 7 floods, 6 sea and lake ice, 2 severe storms, 18 wildfires.
Largest earthquake of the week
M 6.2 — 135 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 29 km · 2026-01-13 07:34 UTC · PAGER alert: green
Earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above
- M6.2
M 6.2 — 135 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 29 km · 2026-01-13 07:34 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M6.0
M 6.0 — off the coast of Oregon
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-01-16 03:25 UTC · USGS tsunami flag set · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.9
M 5.9 — 280 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska
Earthquake (mww) · depth 19 km · 2026-01-15 08:52 UTC · USGS tsunami flag set · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — 265 km N of Kuril’sk, Russia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 396 km · 2026-01-12 01:52 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — Easter Island region
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-01-13 03:39 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — 63 km ESE of Akkeshi, Japan
Earthquake (mww) · depth 30 km · 2026-01-14 22:13 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-01-16 16:41 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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Natural events tracked by NASA EONET
Floods
- 01/14
- 01/18
- 01/16
- 01/12
- 01/15
- 01/15
- 01/18
Sea and Lake Ice
- 01/16
- 01/16
- 01/16
- 01/16
- 01/16
- 01/16
Severe Storms
- 01/18
- 01/18
Wildfires
- 01/14
Wildfire in Central African Republic 1027048
Wildfires · burned area 28,204 ha · 2026-01-14
Open on the map → - 01/15
- 01/18
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- 01/18
- 01/16
- 01/16
- 01/13
- 01/18
- 01/14
Wildfire in Central African Republic 1027021
Wildfires · burned area 14,593 ha · 2026-01-14
Open on the map → - 01/17
Wildfire in Central African Republic 1027155
Wildfires · burned area 14,548 ha · 2026-01-17
Open on the map → - 01/15
- 01/15
- 01/14
- 01/17
- 01/16
- 01/13
- 01/17
186 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