Earthquakes on January 6, 2024
239
EARTHQUAKES on January 6, 2024
24-hour UTC period · USGS data
LARGEST: M5.6 — Carlsberg Ridge
10 km deep
Normal activitycompared to daily average (~250/day)
Magnitude Breakdown
M5.0+
2
M4.0–4.9
35
M3.0–3.9
10
M2.0–2.9
42
M1.0–1.9
150
Activity Summary
239
Total earthquakes
~250
Daily average
Normal
Activity level
2
M5.0+ events
Geographic Breakdown
By US State
Top Countries (International)
Significant Earthquakes (M4.5+)
5.6
Carlsberg Ridge
11:46 UTC · 10.0 km deep
5.5
southern East Pacific Rise
12:33 UTC · 10.0 km deep
4.9
Kermadec Islands region
20:12 UTC · 31.7 km deep
4.9
132 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
01:52 UTC · 10.0 km deep
4.8
18 km SSE of Khorugh, Tajikistan
01:12 UTC · 121.6 km deep
Felt by 2
4.7
54 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
22:23 UTC · 9.7 km deep
4.7
100 km SE of Ambon, Indonesia
12:06 UTC · 10.7 km deep
4.6
141 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
23:21 UTC · 10.0 km deep
Earthquake Map — January 6, 2024
All Earthquakes — January 6, 2024
Showing 30 of 89 (filtered from 239)
(Filtered to M2.0+. Change the magnitude filter to see smaller events.)
| Time ↓ | Mag ↕ | Location ↕ | Depth ↕ | Felt ↕ | MMI | Alert | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 23:37:39 UTC | 2.3ml | 135 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska 61.830°, -139.269° | 6.4 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
January 6, 2024 brought a magnitude 2.3 earthquake 135 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska, logged at 23:37 UTC. The event was offshore. See the M2.3 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 23:33:48 UTC | 3.0ml | 8 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska 59.426°, -151.535° | 45.5 km | 1 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
The USGS recorded this magnitude 3.0 earthquake 8 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska at 23:33 UTC on January 6, 2024. The event was offshore. See the M3.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 23:24:08 UTC | 2.1ml | 15 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana 44.733°, -110.943° | 7.9 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
At 23:24 UTC on January 6, 2024, a magnitude 2.1 tremor occurred 15 km ENE of West Yellowstone, Montana. See the M2.1 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 23:21:17 UTC | 4.6mb | 141 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga -15.056°, -172.859° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Reports of a magnitude 4.6 earthquake 141 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga came in on January 6, 2024 at 23:21 UTC. The event was offshore. See the M4.6 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 23:21:03 UTC | 2.1ml | 10 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska 60.894°, -150.866° | 15.2 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
January 6, 2024 brought a magnitude 2.1 earthquake 10 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska, logged at 23:21 UTC. See the M2.1 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 23:10:19 UTC | 4.6mb | 140 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga -15.022°, -172.904° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 4.6 seismic event took place 140 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on January 6, 2024 at 23:10 UTC. The event was offshore. See the M4.6 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 22:59:13 UTC | 2.0ml | 6 km NE of Pala, CA 33.407°, -117.030° | 17.4 km | 9 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Seismographs logged a magnitude 2.0 earthquake 6 km NE of Pala, CA with origin time 22:59 UTC on January 6, 2024. This event falls inside the aftershock decay of a nearby magnitude 2.2 earthquake that occurred about 1 hours earlier. The event was offshore. See the M2.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 22:54:01 UTC | 2.1ml | 57 km NW of Toyah, Texas 31.629°, -104.279° | 7.6 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On January 6, 2024 at 22:54 UTC, a magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 57 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This event falls inside the aftershock decay of a nearby magnitude 2.7 earthquake that occurred about 4 hours earlier. The event was offshore. See the M2.1 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 22:36:37 UTC | 2.0ml | 33 km SE of Mina, Nevada 38.173°, -117.836° | 10.7 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
The USGS recorded this magnitude 2.0 earthquake 33 km SE of Mina, Nevada at 22:36 UTC on January 6, 2024. The event was offshore. See the M2.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 22:23:11 UTC | 2.1md | 14 km NE of San Simeon, CA 35.723°, -121.068° | 7.6 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 2.1 seismic event took place 14 km NE of San Simeon, CA on January 6, 2024 at 22:23 UTC. The event was offshore. See the M2.1 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 22:23:05 UTC | 4.7mb | 54 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu -13.410°, 167.390° | 9.7 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
The USGS recorded this magnitude 4.7 earthquake 54 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu at 22:23 UTC on January 6, 2024. See the M4.7 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 22:19:33 UTC | 2.0md | 3 km SW of Ridgely, Tennessee 36.239°, -89.510° | 7.8 km | 1 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 3 km SW of Ridgely, Tennessee on January 6, 2024 at 22:19 UTC. The event was offshore. See the M2.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 22:02:32 UTC | 2.8ml | 250 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 51.182°, 179.931° | 20.8 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 2.8 seismic event took place 250 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on January 6, 2024 at 22:02 UTC. See the M2.8 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 21:59:27 UTC | 2.7ml | 19 km WNW of Mentone, Texas 31.766°, -103.791° | 7.2 km | 1 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On January 6, 2024 at 21:59 UTC, a magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Mentone, Texas. See the M2.7 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 21:59:07 UTC | 4.1mb | Vanuatu region -13.905°, 170.428° | 629.9 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On January 6, 2024 at 21:59 UTC, a magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region. This is the deepest earthquake in the current dataset — a deep-focus event. See the M4.1 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 21:57:24 UTC | 2.2ml | 4 km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA 33.332°, -116.895° | 8.0 km | 2 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Reports of a magnitude 2.2 earthquake 4 km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA came in on January 6, 2024 at 21:57 UTC. The event was offshore. See the M2.2 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 21:16:38 UTC | 4.2mb | 286 km SW of Tual, Indonesia -7.115°, 130.636° | 38.8 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Reports of a magnitude 4.2 earthquake 286 km SW of Tual, Indonesia came in on January 6, 2024 at 21:16 UTC. The event was offshore. See the M4.2 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 20:59:40 UTC | 2.0ml | 27 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska 62.122°, -150.947° | 62.7 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
This magnitude 2.0 event was detected 27 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska on January 6, 2024, with origin time 20:59 UTC. See the M2.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 20:56:13 UTC | 4.6mb | 28 km E of Savannah Bight, Honduras 16.402°, -85.588° | 10.0 km | 2 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
January 6, 2024 brought a magnitude 4.6 earthquake 28 km E of Savannah Bight, Honduras, logged at 20:56 UTC. The event was offshore. See the M4.6 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 20:55:06 UTC | 2.3md | 7 km SSE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico 17.918°, -67.016° | 4.8 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 2.3 seismic event took place 7 km SSE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico on January 6, 2024 at 20:55 UTC. This event falls inside the aftershock decay of a nearby magnitude 2.5 earthquake that occurred about 16 hours earlier. This very shallow event was close enough to the surface that even modest magnitudes can produce significant local shaking. See the M2.3 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 20:53:36 UTC | 4.1mb | Mariana Islands region 21.921°, 143.087° | 285.1 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake was recorded in the Mariana Islands region on January 6, 2024 at 20:53 UTC. See the M4.1 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 20:52:29 UTC | 4.0mb | 19 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam 13.692°, 144.808° | 123.0 km | 1 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On January 6, 2024, worldwide seismic activity registered a magnitude 4.0 earthquake 19 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam at 20:52 UTC. See the M4.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 20:32:47 UTC | 4.3mb | 254 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia -4.982°, 130.546° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
At 20:32 UTC on January 6, 2024, a magnitude 4.3 tremor occurred 254 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia. See the M4.3 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 20:12:50 UTC | 4.9mb | Kermadec Islands region -31.652°, -178.581° | 31.7 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Seismographs logged a magnitude 4.9 earthquake in the Kermadec Islands region with origin time 20:12 UTC on January 6, 2024. See the M4.9 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 19:15:58 UTC | 2.3ml | 47 km ENE of Venetie, Alaska 67.241°, -145.481° | 11.4 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On January 6, 2024 at 19:15 UTC, a magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 47 km ENE of Venetie, Alaska. See the M2.3 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 19:11:16 UTC | 4.0mb | Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands 19.351°, 145.568° | 178.7 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
At 19:11 UTC on January 6, 2024, a magnitude 4.0 tremor occurred in the Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands. See the M4.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 19:00:43 UTC | 2.7ml | 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas 31.618°, -104.104° | 9.5 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas on January 6, 2024 at 19:00 UTC. In the 72 hours after this event, the USGS recorded 3 smaller earthquakes within 20 km, consistent with an ongoing aftershock sequence rooted here. See the M2.7 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 18:32:47 UTC | 3.2ml | 11 km NE of Redwood Valley, CA 39.336°, -123.117° | 7.7 km | 77 | III | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Seismographs logged a magnitude 3.2 earthquake 11 km NE of Redwood Valley, CA with origin time 18:32 UTC on January 6, 2024. The event was offshore. See the M3.2 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 18:03:49 UTC | 4.6mb | Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands 20.270°, 145.170° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On January 6, 2024 at 18:03 UTC, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands. See the M4.6 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2024-01-06 2024-01-06 17:43:30 UTC | 3.6ml | 36 km ENE of Miches, Dominican Republic 19.146°, -68.748° | 35.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Reports of a magnitude 3.6 earthquake 36 km ENE of Miches, Dominican Republic came in on January 6, 2024 at 17:43 UTC. See the M3.6 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
Legend:
Mag: Magnitude (magType = ml, mb, mw, etc.)
Felt: Number of DYFI felt reports
MMI: Modified Mercalli Intensity (I-X+)
Alert: PAGER alert level
Depth: Shallow (<70km), Intermediate, Deep (>300km)
Status: Auto = preliminary, Reviewed = verified by seismologist
Click any row to see additional technical details.
About This Page
This page shows all earthquakes recorded by the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program during the 24-hour UTC period on January 6, 2024. Data includes all events of magnitude 1.0 or greater. Past earthquake data is considered final after review by USGS seismologists.