Earthquake details

Thursday, November 15, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, November 15, 1928 at 07:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 358.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.516 and latitude 2.086.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	2.086, 132.516
UTC time	1928-11-15 07:37:20.110

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1928-11-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sorong	358.5 km
Manokwari	370.7 km
Tobelo	503.0 km
Sofifi	571.7 km
Ternate	589.0 km
Nabire	691.2 km
Masohi	717.7 km
Amahai	724.5 km
Ambon City	804.1 km
Bitung	825.1 km
Tondano	850.5 km
Manado	855.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	296.7 km
M 4.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-05-21 12:27 UTC	274.9 km

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