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Earthquake archives January 2023

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events645
Largest magnitudeM 7.6
M6+11
M7+3
Average depth69.2 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.6Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia105.0 km2023-01-09 17:47:35 UTCView event →
M 7.0156 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia29.7 km2023-01-18 06:06:11 UTCView event →
M 7.023 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu29.0 km2023-01-08 12:32:42 UTCView event →
M 6.829 km SW of Campo Gallo, Argentina596.8 km2023-01-20 22:09:39 UTCView event →
M 6.4Santiago del Estero, Argentina580.0 km2023-01-24 18:36:58 UTCView event →
M 6.3Bonin Islands, Japan region405.0 km2023-01-16 04:49:51 UTCView event →
M 6.140 km WSW of Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe162.0 km2023-01-20 11:23:40 UTCView event →
M 6.140 km SE of Singkil, Indonesia37.0 km2023-01-15 22:29:58 UTCView event →
M 6.0Kermadec Islands, New Zealand131.0 km2023-01-26 10:45:52 UTCView event →
M 6.062 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia154.0 km2023-01-18 00:34:45 UTCView event →
M 6.044 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan203.0 km2023-01-05 14:25:53 UTCView event →
M 5.914 km SSW of Khowy, Iran16.0 km2023-01-28 18:14:45 UTCView event →
M 5.960 km SE of Lárdos, Greece29.6 km2023-01-25 12:37:05 UTCView event →
M 5.9south of the Fiji Islands497.9 km2023-01-06 11:52:37 UTCView event →
M 5.8169 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia35.0 km2023-01-24 02:13:14 UTCView event →
M 5.8southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2023-01-11 16:17:45 UTCView event →
M 5.837 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu15.0 km2023-01-11 08:39:52 UTCView event →
M 5.8southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2023-01-01 18:26:42 UTCView event →
M 5.7southern Xinjiang, China28.0 km2023-01-29 23:49:38 UTCView event →
M 5.7167 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia35.0 km2023-01-26 04:23:51 UTCView event →
M 5.7Reykjanes Ridge10.0 km2023-01-21 19:49:28 UTCView event →
M 5.712 km S of Khowy, Iran19.1 km2023-01-18 10:08:14 UTCView event →
M 5.717 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu109.3 km2023-01-10 05:24:48 UTCView event →
M 5.621 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu21.0 km2023-01-15 12:04:16 UTCView event →
M 5.6211 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2023-01-11 11:30:27 UTCView event →
M 5.6Balleny Islands region10.0 km2023-01-03 14:53:33 UTCView event →
M 5.5164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia9.7 km2023-01-23 18:17:34 UTCView event →
M 5.5144 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia50.4 km2023-01-18 08:01:26 UTCView event →
M 5.5south of the Fiji Islands598.3 km2023-01-12 16:28:51 UTCView event →
M 5.5Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile49.0 km2023-01-12 06:19:10 UTCView event →
M 5.5central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2023-01-03 18:19:25 UTCView event →
M 5.5Balleny Islands region10.0 km2023-01-03 13:09:08 UTCView event →
M 5.59 km ESE of Jayapura, Indonesia30.8 km2023-01-01 18:24:32 UTCView event →
M 5.4Leyte, Philippines71.0 km2023-01-27 20:25:27 UTCView event →
M 5.4Western Sichuan, China7.0 km2023-01-25 19:49:44 UTCView event →
M 5.460 km NW of Jumla, Nepal33.1 km2023-01-24 08:58:33 UTCView event →
M 5.4165 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia35.0 km2023-01-24 02:30:04 UTCView event →
M 5.4Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2023-01-20 12:41:15 UTCView event →
M 5.4Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia108.2 km2023-01-09 18:09:53 UTCView event →
M 5.4South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2023-01-06 05:04:38 UTCView event →
M 5.4Reykjanes Ridge10.0 km2023-01-04 02:07:59 UTCView event →
M 5.451 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2023-01-01 03:16:14 UTCView event →
M 5.415km SE of Rio Dell, CA30.6 km2023-01-01 18:35:04 UTCView event →
M 5.3103 km S of ?urrieq, Malta10.3 km2023-01-30 19:55:25 UTCView event →
M 5.336 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia143.9 km2023-01-28 19:15:18 UTCView event →
M 5.3Reykjanes Ridge10.0 km2023-01-26 19:30:46 UTCView event →
M 5.3Cape Verde10.0 km2023-01-26 04:16:05 UTCView event →
M 5.3106 km S of ?urrieq, Malta10.0 km2023-01-24 20:25:34 UTCView event →
M 5.3193 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia35.0 km2023-01-24 20:17:58 UTCView event →
M 5.3Reykjanes Ridge10.0 km2023-01-21 22:35:30 UTCView event →
M 5.3Reykjanes Ridge10.0 km2023-01-21 19:20:27 UTCView event →
M 5.3110 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia66.4 km2023-01-13 22:41:02 UTCView event →
M 5.3201 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2023-01-12 11:11:58 UTCView event →
M 5.3101 km SW of Trenggalek, Indonesia67.9 km2023-01-09 12:26:33 UTCView event →
M 5.327 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu21.5 km2023-01-05 07:00:46 UTCView event →
M 5.3South Sandwich Islands region33.1 km2023-01-03 21:52:08 UTCView event →
M 5.3241 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia109.2 km2023-01-02 18:22:47 UTCView event →
M 5.3Azores Islands region10.0 km2023-01-02 07:20:26 UTCView event →
M 5.2Kermadec Islands region35.0 km2023-01-25 15:09:35 UTCView event →
M 5.2210 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia11.0 km2023-01-24 16:10:15 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia143Max M7.6Vanuatu48Max M7.0Japan31Max M6.3Fiji29Max M5.9Philippines29Max M5.4Tonga26Max M5.6Chile18Max M5.5Papua New Guinea18Max M5.4India16Max M5.1Argentina12Max M6.8Solomon Islands12Max M5.0United States11Max M5.4

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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