Earthquake details

Sunday, January 13, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 13, 1980 at 15:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 205.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.892 and latitude 0.359.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	0.359, 129.892
UTC time	1980-01-13 15:26:49.000

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sorong	205.5 km
Tobelo	259.1 km
Sofifi	263.1 km
Ternate	283.3 km
Masohi	419.9 km
Amahai	425.7 km
Manokwari	483.9 km
Ambon City	489.8 km
Sanana	512.1 km
Bitung	543.7 km
Tondano	564.2 km
Manado	575.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	201.2 km
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