January 19, 2026 Earthquake: Barishal, Pakistan
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Barishal, Pakistan on January 19, 2026 at 06:21:12 UTC, 35 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- January 19, 2026
- Time
- 06:21:12 UTC
- Place
- Barishal, Pakistan
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 35 km (22 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.706° N, 74.449° E
- Country
- Pakistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- 10
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Media report, as of 20 January, two fatalities, two injured people and around ten damaged houses (mainly due to induced landslides) in the area near the epicentre. The event was felt across the Gilgit-Baltistan and Jammu and Kashmir regions. (reference #14250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 12, 1981, Gilgit, Pakistan
- September 3, 1972, Tangir, Gupis, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Pakistan
- November 20, 2002, Dashkin, Doian, Mushkin, Pakistan
- November 1, 2002, Gilgit, Pakistan
- May 10, 2017, Quzgun, Taxkorgan Tajik, Xinjiang, China
- March 5, 1896, Xinjiang, China
- February 12, 2021, Haripur, Tajikistan, Pakistan
- March 25, 1990, Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10951.