M 4.92 in United States on 20 Jan 2026 01:56 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1520320
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 3 Km
Lat/Lon: 33.8918342590332 , -116.170997619629
Event Date: 20 Jan 2026 01:56 UTC
19 Jan 2026 17:56 Local
Exposed Population: 30 thousand in MMI V
Inserted at: 20 Jan 2026 02:10 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
CALTECH 0 0
ci41162719 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Earthquake reported between western NC and Upstate 1/20/2026 5:07:00 PM.

ROSMAN, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The United States Geological Survey said an earthquake hit near the North Carolina and South Carolina state line on Tuesday. Officials said the 1.9 magnitude earthquake hit 4.8 miles west of Rosman in Transylva
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USGS: Earthquake reported in Midlands 1/20/2026 1:03:00 PM.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - An earthquake was reported in part of the Midlands early Tuesday. The United States Geological Survey confirmed a magnitude 2.2 quake happened nearly three miles east of Elgin just after 6:30 a.m. No injuries or damag
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What Californians get wrong about earthquakes 1/20/2026 12:53:00 PM.

In an aerial view, the course of Wallace Creek is altered by the San Andreas Fault as part of it is on the Pacific and the other on the North American tectonic plates, which are slipping at a rate of 1.3 inches, or 34 millimeters, per year
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Magnitude 2.2 Earthquake rattles South Carolina on Tuesday morning 1/20/2026 12:38:00 PM.

ELGIN, S.C. - A magnitude 2.2 earthquake, centered 19 miles northeast of Columbia, South Carolina, shook areas of the Palmetto State on Tuesday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the tremors began around 6:3
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2), CALTECH (1),