Earthquakes in January 2023

137 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.

Events

137

Strongest

M7.6

Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia

Busiest day

3 Jan

9 events

Daily average

4.4

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 137.

7.6
M7.6 earthquake - Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia
1376 d ago105 km deep
Extreme
7.0
M7.0 earthquake - 156 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
1367 d ago30 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
7.0
M7.0 earthquake - 23 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
1377 d ago29 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
6.8
M6.8 earthquake - 29 km SW of Campo Gallo, Argentina
1365 d ago597 km deep
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake - Santiago del Estero, Argentina
1361 d ago580 km deep
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake - Bonin Islands, Japan region
1369 d ago405 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe
1365 d ago162 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Singkil, Aceh
1370 d ago37 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
1359 d ago131 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Gorontalo, Gorontalo
1367 d ago154 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Jurm, Badakhshan
1380 d ago203 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Khūy, West Azerbaijan
1357 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Rhodes, South Aegean
1360 d ago30 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
1379 d ago498 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - 169 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
1361 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
1374 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - 37 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
1374 d ago15 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
1384 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Ālā'ĕr, Xinjiang
1356 d ago28 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 167 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
1359 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Reykjanes Ridge
1364 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Khūy, West Azerbaijan
1367 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 17 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
1375 d ago109 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 21 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
1370 d ago21 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 211 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
1374 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
1382 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
1362 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Tobelo, North Maluku
1367 d ago50 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
1373 d ago598 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Ovalle, Coquimbo Region
1373 d ago49 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1382 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
1382 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Jayapura, Papua
1384 d ago31 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Abuyog, Eastern Visayas
1358 d ago71 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Kangding, Sichuan
1360 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Dipayal, Sudurpashchim Pradesh
1361 d ago33 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 165 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
1361 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
1365 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia
1376 d ago108 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1379 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Reykjanes Ridge
1381 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Eureka, California
1384 d ago31 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
1384 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Qormi, Qormi
1355 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Daruba, North Maluku
1357 d ago144 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Reykjanes Ridge
1359 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Mindelo, São Vicente
1359 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Qormi, Qormi
1361 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 193 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
1361 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Reykjanes Ridge
1364 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Reykjanes Ridge
1364 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Pagar Alam, South Sumatra
1372 d ago66 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 201 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
1373 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Trenggalek, East Java
1376 d ago68 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 27 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
1380 d ago22 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1382 d ago33 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 241 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
1383 d ago109 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Azores Islands region
1383 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
1360 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 210 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
1361 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Volcano Islands, Japan region
1362 d ago45 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Ahuachapán, Ahuachapan
1370 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Vanuatu
1370 d ago20 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
1370 d ago398 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 215 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
1373 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 22 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
1376 d ago31 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 163 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico
1380 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
1383 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1383 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1384 d ago45 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Ishigaki, Okinawa
1355 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Khūy, West Azerbaijan
1357 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge
1357 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Reykjanes Ridge
1359 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 208 km SSE of Atka, Alaska
1359 d ago29 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
1360 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 167 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
1361 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Silchar, Assam
1362 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Qormi, Qormi
1362 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1362 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 157 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
1364 d ago29 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 155 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
1364 d ago45 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1366 d ago104 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - south of Java, Indonesia
1367 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Qormi, Qormi
1367 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 163 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
1367 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Popondetta, Oro Province
1368 d ago22 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Azores Islands region
1368 d ago17 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Vinzons, Bicol Region
1369 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 39 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
1371 d ago21 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
1373 d ago69 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
1373 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Añatuya, Santiago del Estero
1375 d ago582 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Tonga
1378 d ago152 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Pozo Almonte, Tarapacá
1381 d ago126 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Jayapura, Papua
1381 d ago20 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Jayapura, Papua
1382 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near San Jose, Caraga
1382 d ago57 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kuji, Iwate
1382 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
1384 d ago596 km deep
Strong