Earthquake details

Thursday, April 14, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, April 14, 1977 at 14:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 276.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.465 and latitude -6.633.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	38.0 km
Coordinates	-6.633, 130.465
UTC time	1977-04-14 14:44:09.500

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-04-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	276.7 km
Amahai	404.7 km
Masohi	406.6 km
Ambon City	413.4 km
Dili	580.7 km
Sorong	646.5 km
Darwin	650.1 km
Nabire	666.7 km
Atambua	673.3 km
Sanana	712.2 km
Kefamenanu	730.4 km
Manokwari	756.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2

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Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC

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M 4.7

Tual

Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC

308.4 km

M 4.3

Tual

Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC

219.1 km

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