Weekly Seismic Activity Report
From Jan 12 to Jan 18, 2026
During the past week, eQuake.news detected a total of 3949 seismic events globally. The activity included 47 earthquakes with a magnitude of M5.0+ and 199 events between M4.0 and M4.9.
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Peak Magnitude Recorded
The strongest event reached 6.3
in the Off the southeast Coast of Etorofu Island region on January 13.
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Total Events
3949
▼ 8.3% vs last week
M5.0+ Events
47
▼ 9.6% vs last week
M4.0 - M4.9 Events
199
▲ 4.2% vs last week
Peak Magnitude
6.3
Weekly Max
Daily Distribution by Magnitude
Geographic location of the peak magnitude event: Off the southeast Coast of Etorofu Island