Earthquake details

Sunday, June 24, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, June 24, 1973 at 17:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 70.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.629 and latitude -0.908.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	65.0 km
Coordinates	-0.908, 130.629
UTC time	1973-06-24 17:58:49.800

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-06-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sorong	70.4 km
Masohi	323.9 km
Amahai	330.8 km
Manokwari	382.4 km
Sofifi	387.7 km
Ternate	407.7 km
Ambon City	412.7 km
Tobelo	413.7 km
Sanana	533.2 km
Tual	576.0 km
Nabire	606.8 km
Bitung	665.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	115.9 km
M 4.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-05-21 12:27 UTC	156.7 km

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