Earthquake details

Monday, May 6, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, May 6, 1929 at 05:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 66.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.262 and latitude -5.278.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-5.278, 132.262
UTC time	1929-05-06 05:08:47.670

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1929-05-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	66.9 km
Nabire	418.1 km
Masohi	426.8 km
Amahai	429.2 km
Ambon City	485.7 km
Sorong	502.1 km
Manokwari	530.7 km
Wamena	753.4 km
Sanana	784.6 km
Darwin	814.7 km
Dili	824.3 km
Sofifi	849.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	35.2 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	153.0 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	32.5 km

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