Earthquake details

Sunday, August 14, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 14, 1977 at 06:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 143.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.784 and latitude -2.819.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	48.0 km
Coordinates	-2.819, 138.784
UTC time	1977-08-14 06:03:44.600

Location	Wamena
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-08-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Wamena	143.3 km
Abepura	207.0 km
Jayapura	217.4 km
Nabire	369.9 km
Manokwari	568.5 km
Merauke	657.4 km
Mount Hagen	692.7 km
Tual	739.0 km
Sorong	864.4 km
Lae	1009.2 km
Masohi	1092.4 km
Amahai	1098.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8

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Indonesia · 2026-10-06 21:56 UTC

138.1 km

M 4.2

Wamena

Indonesia · 2026-01-31 05:40 UTC

155.2 km

M 4.4

Wamena

Indonesia · 2026-01-07 07:28 UTC

212.4 km

M 4.9

Wamena

Indonesia · 2026-01-01 06:01 UTC

163.1 km

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