This week on Earth
26 January – 1 February 2026 (ISO week 2026-W05, in UTC): 11 earthquakes of M 5.5+, 7 floods, 6 sea and lake ice, 2 severe storms, 6 wildfires.
Largest earthquake of the week
M 6.0 — South Sandwich Islands region
Earthquake (mww) · depth 63.6 km · 2026-01-29 07:30 UTC · PAGER alert: green
Earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and above
- M6.0
M 6.0 — South Sandwich Islands region
Earthquake (mww) · depth 63.6 km · 2026-01-29 07:30 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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M 5.9 — 33 km W of Sangay, Philippines
Earthquake (mww) · depth 16 km · 2026-01-28 06:47 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.8
M 5.8 — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-01-26 02:49 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.8
M 5.8 — 99 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
Earthquake (mww) · depth 12 km · 2026-01-31 20:59 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.7
M 5.7 — 5 km SW of Ponorogo, Indonesia
Earthquake (mww) · depth 127 km · 2026-01-27 01:20 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — west of Macquarie Island
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-01-26 06:07 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — 46 km SSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake (mww) · depth 19 km · 2026-01-26 17:06 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.6
M 5.6 — 43 km W of Bantogon, Philippines
Earthquake (mb) · depth 10 km · 2026-01-28 08:38 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — 9 km SE of Dianga, China
Earthquake (mww) · depth 10 km · 2026-01-26 06:56 UTC · PAGER alert: yellow
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — 53 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
Earthquake (mww) · depth 21.3 km · 2026-01-26 10:53 UTC
source: USGS
Open on the map → - M5.5
M 5.5 — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Earthquake (mww) · depth 18.1 km · 2026-01-26 11:25 UTC · PAGER alert: green
source: USGS
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Natural events tracked by NASA EONET
Floods
- 01/27
- 01/28
- 01/26
- 01/27
- 01/30
- 01/29
- 01/29
Sea and Lake Ice
- 01/30
- 01/30
- 01/30
- 01/30
- 01/30
- 01/30
Severe Storms
- 02/01
- 01/29
Wildfires
- 01/30
Wildfire in Central African Republic 1027331
Wildfires · burned area 23,962 ha · 2026-01-30
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Wildfire in Central African Republic 1027349
Wildfires · burned area 18,543 ha · 2026-01-29
Open on the map → - 01/29
Wildfire in Central African Republic 1027336
Wildfires · burned area 12,899 ha · 2026-01-29
Open on the map → - 01/30
- 01/31
Wildfire in Central African Republic 1027317
Wildfires · burned area 11,658 ha · 2026-01-31
Open on the map → - 01/31
Wildfire in The Democratic Republic of Congo 1027327
Wildfires · burned area 10,938 ha · 2026-01-31
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90 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