- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 20, 2026 CE
- Location:
- 128 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa
- Magnitude:
- 5.3 mb
- Depth:
- 10 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.3
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.6
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 6.2
Other earthquake records of 2026 CE
- Venezuela, Northern Venezuela · Mw 7.5 · 5,208 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao: S, Indonesia · Mw 7.8 · 95 deaths
- Afghanistan, Kabul · Mw 5.8 · 12 deaths
- Peru, Junin · Mw 5.5 · 5 deaths
- Indonesia, Central Sulawesi · Mw 6.7 · 3 deaths
- Mexico, Guerrero · Mw 6.5 · 2 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 5.3 - 128 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa (2026 CE) happen?
- January 20, 2026 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.