Earthquake details

Friday, January 13, 2023 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, January 13, 2023 at 01:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 187.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.707 and latitude -0.227.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-0.227, 129.707
UTC time	2023-01-13 01:19:30.498

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2023-01-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sorong	187.6 km
Sofifi	262.1 km
Ternate	282.3 km
Tobelo	288.2 km
Masohi	351.7 km
Amahai	357.4 km
Ambon City	421.7 km
Sanana	462.4 km
Manokwari	490.1 km
Bitung	542.4 km
Tondano	560.3 km
Manado	573.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	204.3 km
M 4.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-05-21 12:27 UTC	244.6 km

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