Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 18, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, March 18, 1975 at 06:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 176.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.332 and latitude -2.636.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	48.0 km
Coordinates	-2.636, 138.332
UTC time	1975-03-18 06:54:08.000

Location	Wamena
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-03-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Wamena	176.3 km
Abepura	255.8 km
Jayapura	265.6 km
Nabire	324.9 km
Manokwari	514.3 km
Merauke	692.0 km
Tual	703.3 km
Mount Hagen	746.5 km
Sorong	810.7 km
Masohi	1043.5 km
Amahai	1049.3 km
Lae	1063.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Wamena Indonesia · 2026-01-31 05:40 UTC	204.1 km
M 4.4 Wamena Indonesia · 2026-01-07 07:28 UTC	253.2 km
M 4.9 Wamena Indonesia · 2026-01-01 06:01 UTC	178.1 km
M 4.1 Wamena Indonesia · 2025-08-10 11:58 UTC	202.3 km
M 4.3 Wamena Indonesia · 2025-06-17 17:10 UTC	247.3 km
M 4.6 Wamena Indonesia · 2025-05-06 07:13 UTC	170.0 km

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