Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 13, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, February 13, 1968 at 02:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 166.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.260 and latitude -5.480.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	85.0 km
Coordinates	-5.480, 131.260
UTC time	1968-02-13 02:12:35.090

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-02-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	166.2 km
Masohi	351.6 km
Amahai	352.4 km
Ambon City	395.0 km
Sorong	512.1 km
Nabire	526.5 km
Manokwari	601.0 km
Sanana	699.4 km
Dili	715.6 km
Darwin	778.5 km
Sofifi	805.2 km
Atambua	810.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	78.0 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	234.6 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	93.3 km

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