Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 24, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, July 24, 1956 at 18:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 153.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.673 and latitude 2.084.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 2.084, 126.673
UTC time 1956-07-24 18:56:43.220
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1956-07-24

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.1
Bitung
Indonesia · 2026-04-08 15:51 UTC
151.8 km
M 4.2
Bitung
Indonesia · 2026-04-03 21:14 UTC
145.9 km
M 4.5
Bitung
Indonesia · 2026-04-03 08:31 UTC
150.5 km
M 4.1
Bitung
Indonesia · 2026-04-02 03:42 UTC
164.7 km
M 4.3
Bitung
Indonesia · 2026-04-02 02:36 UTC
148.3 km
M 4.4
Bitung
Indonesia · 2026-04-02 02:35 UTC
135.6 km
M 4.2
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-04-02 02:27 UTC
201.8 km
M 4.2
Bitung
Indonesia · 2026-04-02 02:09 UTC
156.9 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.