January 21, 2007 Earthquake: N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia on January 21, 2007 at 11:27:45 UTC, 22 km below the surface. It killed 4 people.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- January 21, 2007
- Time
- 11:27:45 UTC
- Place
- N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 22 km (14 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 1.065° N, 126.282° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One person died of a heart attack, 3 others killed, 4
others injured and minor damage to some buildings at
Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Felt (VI) on Ternate and
(IV) in southern Halmahera. Also felt (VI) at Bitung
and Tondano, (V) at Kotamobagu and (IV) at Gorontalo,
Sulawesi. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 8, 1845, Menado, Tikala, Tomohon, N Sulawesi, Indonesia
- July 14, 1855, Ternate Island, Maluku, Indonesia
- January 21, 1994, Kau, Indonesia
- May 14, 1932, Kakas,langowan,poso,tondano, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- April 1, 2026, North Maluku, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
- November 14, 2019, N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
- September 6, 1889, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- March 8, 1989, Morotai, Tanawangu, Molucca Passage, Indonesia
- June 28, 1859, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- June 7, 2016, Ternate Island, Maluku, Indonesia
- December 13, 1858, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- August 10, 1968, Manado, Celebes, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
- June 25, 1907, Djailolo Gilolo, Indonesia
- November 15, 2014, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- January 25, 1846, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 7456.