Earthquake details

Thursday, December 5, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, December 5, 1974 at 14:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 246.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.526 and latitude -5.741.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 64.0 km
Coordinates -5.741, 130.526
UTC time 1974-12-05 14:05:50.300
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-12-05

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.9
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2026-02-14 14:21 UTC
413.4 km
M 4.8
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2026-02-14 03:09 UTC
429.8 km
M 5.1
Amahai
Indonesia · 2026-01-16 23:50 UTC
333.6 km
M 4.2
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2026-01-12 21:49 UTC
254.2 km
M 4.5
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2025-12-23 11:22 UTC
268.0 km
M 4.7
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2025-12-19 00:45 UTC
441.7 km
M 4.3
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2025-11-28 07:37 UTC
406.6 km
M 5.8
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2025-11-20 06:59 UTC
325.9 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.