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M7.0 earthquake, Indonesia, 2023-01-18

MagnitudeM7.0mwc

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)2023-01-18 06:06

Rank in 202316 / 147among M6+

Rank since 19001609 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

156 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 2.73, 127.02

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2023-01-18	2023-01-18 08:01	50 km	144 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M5.5 2023-01-23	2023-01-23 18:17	10 km	164 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M5.8 2023-01-24	2023-01-24 02:13	35 km	169 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M5.7 2023-01-26	2023-01-26 04:23	35 km	167 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1936 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.7M7.7

1932 M7.7M7.7

1968 M7.7M7.7

1910 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.6M7.6

1907 M7.5M7.5

1986 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

1912 M7.5M7.5

1914 M7.5M7.5

2026 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2022-01-22	2022-01-22 02:26	21 km	232 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.0 2021-12-04	2021-12-04 23:47	149 km	261 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 2021-07-10	2021-07-10 00:43	44 km	215 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.2 2021-06-03	2021-06-03 10:09	26 km	132 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
M7.0 2021-01-21	2021-01-21 12:23	80 km	211 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.4 2020-06-04	2020-06-04 08:49	113 km	133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.0 2020-04-05	2020-04-05 18:37	42 km	124 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.0 2019-11-14	2019-11-14 21:12	23 km	135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M7.1 2019-11-14	2019-11-14 16:17	33 km	141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.9 2019-07-07	2019-07-07 15:08	35 km	136 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.