Earthquake details

Monday, June 17, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, June 17, 1974 at 01:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 74.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.393 and latitude -0.407.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-0.407, 122.393
UTC time	1974-06-17 01:52:35.700

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-06-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	74.9 km
Gorontalo	128.9 km
Poso	213.2 km
Palu	286.2 km
Masamba	331.5 km
Tondano	339.1 km
Manado	344.9 km
Bitung	367.4 km
Palopo	377.5 km
Kendari	397.7 km
Rantepao	398.1 km
Sanana	439.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 5.1

Gorontalo

Indonesia · 2026-01-21 22:44 UTC

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M 5.9

Gorontalo

Indonesia · 2025-11-04 23:32 UTC

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Indonesia · 2025-10-18 23:35 UTC

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