Earthquake details

Sunday, September 14, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, September 14, 1941 at 04:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 161.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.630 and latitude -0.387.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	-0.387, 132.630
UTC time	1941-09-14 04:08:44.100

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1941-09-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sorong	161.9 km
Manokwari	168.2 km
Nabire	459.9 km
Masohi	520.5 km
Amahai	527.7 km
Tobelo	565.6 km
Sofifi	578.2 km
Tual	583.7 km
Ternate	598.5 km
Ambon City	616.7 km
Sanana	763.3 km
Wamena	815.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	121.6 km
M 4.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-05-21 12:27 UTC	81.0 km

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