Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 30, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 30, 1974 at 10:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 179.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.203 and latitude -4.920.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-4.920, 134.203
UTC time	1974-01-30 10:12:10.500

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	179.1 km
Nabire	225.7 km
Manokwari	451.9 km
Wamena	534.5 km
Sorong	556.1 km
Masohi	608.5 km
Amahai	612.4 km
Ambon City	681.9 km
Abepura	759.5 km
Jayapura	770.9 km
Merauke	793.1 km
Darwin	917.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	253.8 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	183.8 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	242.1 km

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