M4.9

earthquake M 5.3, 60 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan
Thursday 8th January 2026 22:14 GMT
Depth: 140 km
earthquake M 5, 14 km SSE of Patea, New Zealand
Thursday 8th January 2026 20:29 GMT
Depth: 115 km
earthquake M 5.3, 101 km SSE of Murghob, Tajikistan
Thursday 8th January 2026 18:00 GMT
Depth: 56 km
earthquake M 5.2, 71 km S of San Agustín de Valle Fértil, Argentina
Thursday 8th January 2026 15:14 GMT
Depth: 10 km
earthquake M 5.5, 104 km E of Yantzaza, Ecuador
Thursday 8th January 2026 06:17 GMT
Depth: 108 km
earthquake M 5, 80 km W of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
Thursday 8th January 2026 04:21 GMT
Depth: 131 km
earthquake M 5.5, south of the Fiji Islands
Wednesday 7th January 2026 23:00 GMT
Depth: 547 km
earthquake M 5.5, 53 km E of Santiago, Philippines
Wednesday 7th January 2026 05:12 GMT
Depth: 12 km
earthquake M 6.7, 68 km E of Baculin, Philippines
Wednesday 7th January 2026 04:03 GMT
Depth: 10 km
There is a large spread in yearly magnitude 5+ earthquakes. In 1998 we had 1108 of those earthquakes in 2010 we had 2408 M5+ earthquakes. How many earthquakes will 2022 bring?
For more information about the damage and occurrences of earthquakes, take a look at the Richter Scale Table.