Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 17, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 17, 1973 at 02:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 191.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.797 and latitude -2.385.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-2.385, 138.797
UTC time	1973-01-17 02:23:49.500

Location	Wamena
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-01-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Wamena	191.2 km
Abepura	205.5 km
Jayapura	214.3 km
Nabire	382.2 km
Manokwari	553.2 km
Merauke	703.6 km
Mount Hagen	716.4 km
Tual	762.1 km
Sorong	855.1 km
Lae	1029.9 km
Masohi	1097.4 km
Amahai	1103.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.4

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Indonesia · 2026-01-07 07:28 UTC

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M 4.9

Wamena

Indonesia · 2026-01-01 06:01 UTC

210.4 km

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