Earthquake details

Friday, February 27, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, February 27, 1970 at 10:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Labuan Bajo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 56.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.726 and latitude -8.012.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 175.6 km
Coordinates -8.012, 119.726
UTC time 1970-02-27 10:47:53.900
Location Labuan Bajo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-02-27

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.4
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2026-04-11 15:19 UTC
36.6 km
M 4.9
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2026-03-06 20:51 UTC
137.2 km
M 4.2
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2026-02-15 03:26 UTC
32.5 km
M 4.1
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2025-12-23 04:10 UTC
59.5 km
M 4.2
Ruteng
Indonesia · 2025-12-06 20:06 UTC
122.5 km
M 4.8
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2025-10-20 05:56 UTC
138.0 km
M 4.3
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2025-09-08 07:11 UTC
49.4 km
M 4.4
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2025-08-21 14:57 UTC
13.9 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.