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2007 Indonesia Earthquake
21 January 2007 · Molucca Islands, N · Indonesia
On 21 January 2007 at 11:27 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Indonesia (Molucca Islands, N), at a depth of 22 km. It occurred on the Bird's Head Plate, 17 km from its boundary with the Molucca Sea Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 4 people and injured 4.
- Date
- 21 January 2007
- Time
- 11:27 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 22 km
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 4
- Plate
- Bird's Head Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Hiri (117 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Molucca Sea Earthquake · M 7.41 deaths
- 2019Molucca Islands, N · M 7.11 deaths
- 20192019 Halmahera Earthquake · M 7.38 deaths
- 20142014 Halmahera Earthquake · M 7.1
- 1968Molucca Islands, Manado · M 7.6
- 1942Minahassa Peninsula · M 7.5
- 1932Sulawesi, Kakas · M 7.77 deaths
- 1907Djailolo Gilolo · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth