World Earthquake Report for January 2021

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5 during January 2021

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5 during January 2021

Summary: 9 quakes 6.0+, 53 quakes 5.0+, 443 quakes 4.0+, 1442 quakes 3.0+, 3168 quakes 2.0+ (5115 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 6+: 9 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 53 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 443 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 1442 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 3168 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during January 2021:

#1: 6.7 quake 36 km south of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, 12 Jan 2021 5:32 am (GMT +8)
#2: 6.2 quake Teluk Tomini, 52 km south of Gorontalo, Indonesia, 6 January 2021 20:59 GMT
#3: 6.2 quake 34 km south of Mamuju, Kabupaten Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, 15 Jan 2021 2:28 am (GMT +8)
#4: 6.1 quake Bering Sea, 32 mi west of Amatignak Island, Aleutians West County, Alaska, USA, 3 Jan 2021 2:38 am (GMT -10)
#5: 6.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, 59 km south of Aneityum Island, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, 8 Jan 2021 4:01 pm (GMT +11)
#6: 6.1 quake Coral Sea, 44 km east of Norsup, Malampa Province, Vanuatu, 10 Jan 2021 5:48 pm (GMT +11)
#7: 6.0 quake South Pacific Ocean, 86 km west of Sunday Island, New Zealand, 8 Jan 2021 1:28 pm (GMT +13)
#8: 6.0 quake Departamento de Susques, Jujuy, 41 km northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina, 10 Jan 2021 12:54 am (GMT -3)
#9: 6.0 quake 422 km west of Jayapura, Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea, Indonesia, 13 Jan 2021 3:17 am (GMT +9)
#10: 5.9 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 6 Jan 2021 7:20 pm (GMT +13)

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Largest 20 quakes past 24 hours

Largest 20 quakes during January 2021

Complete earthquake list January 2021