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Historic Earthquake
2023 Maluku Earthquake
9 January 2023 · Banda Sea · Indonesia
On 9 January 2023 at 17:47 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Indonesia (Banda Sea), at a depth of 105 km. It occurred on the Timor Plate, 58 km from its boundary with the Banda Sea Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 1 person and injured 11. 37 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 9 January 2023
- Time
- 17:47 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 105 km
- Maximum Intensity
- V (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 11
- Homes Destroyed
- 37
- Homes Damaged
- 327
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.1 m wave)
- Plate
- Timor Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Nila (69 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20062006 Banda Sea Earthquake · M 7.6
- 1963Banda Sea · M 8.3
- 1956Banda Sea · M 7.5
- 1950Banda Sea · M 8.1
- 19381938 Banda Sea Earthquake · M 8.6
- 1918Banda Sea · M 8.1
- 1917Banda Sea · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth