Earthquake details

Thursday, November 1, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, November 1, 1962 at 15:33 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 324.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.884 and latitude 1.801.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	1.801, 132.884
UTC time	1962-11-01 15:33:23.810

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1962-11-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Manokwari	324.3 km
Sorong	348.8 km
Tobelo	542.4 km
Sofifi	604.4 km
Ternate	622.3 km
Nabire	644.1 km
Masohi	715.6 km
Amahai	722.5 km
Ambon City	805.0 km
Tual	827.2 km
Bitung	863.9 km
Sanana	880.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	286.5 km
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