Earthquake details

Sunday, February 23, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, February 23, 1975 at 10:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 258.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.614 and latitude -6.558.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	47.0 km
Coordinates	-6.558, 130.614
UTC time	1975-02-23 10:06:21.100

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-02-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	258.3 km
Amahai	404.5 km
Masohi	406.1 km
Ambon City	417.3 km
Dili	599.1 km
Sorong	636.2 km
Nabire	648.4 km
Darwin	657.6 km
Atambua	691.7 km
Sanana	718.0 km
Manokwari	740.7 km
Kefamenanu	748.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	200.5 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	291.1 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	200.8 km

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