Earthquakes in Indonesia — January 2026

65 earthquakes were recorded in Indonesia during January 2026, an average of 2.1 per day.

65 reached magnitude 4 or above and 14 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 106 km.

The month's largest event in Indonesia was a magnitude 6.7 earthquake near Tobelo, Indonesia on 10 January 2026 at 14:58 UTC. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake radiates roughly 169,203 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is close to the Indonesia monthly average of 70 events over the period we cover, and up from the 59 recorded the previous month.

55% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 35% intermediate (70–300 km) and 9% deep-focus (over 300 km). That proportion of deep-focus events is the signature of a subduction zone: only a cold slab descending into the mantle stays brittle enough to rupture at those depths.

By band, the catalogue holds 51 in the magnitude 4 range, 12 in the magnitude 5 range, 2 in the magnitude 6 range.

Activity peaked on 18 January, when 5 events were recorded.

2 event(s) this month carry a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information; the flag does not indicate whether a tsunami occurred.

The month's largest events were M6.7 near Tobelo, Indonesia on 10 January at 76 km; M6.4 near Tobelo, Indonesia on 10 January at 31 km; M5.7 near Ponorogo, Indonesia on 27 January at 127 km.

That is close to the 70 events Indonesia averages per month across the 21 months on record.