Earthquake details

Monday, October 25, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, October 25, 1971 at 16:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 355.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.666 and latitude 2.010.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	17.3 km
Coordinates	2.010, 132.666
UTC time	1971-10-25 16:52:13.910

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-10-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Manokwari	355.7 km
Sorong	357.7 km
Tobelo	519.0 km
Sofifi	585.7 km
Ternate	603.2 km
Nabire	675.9 km
Masohi	720.0 km
Amahai	726.9 km
Ambon City	807.6 km
Bitung	841.1 km
Tual	850.4 km
Tondano	866.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	295.5 km
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