Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 28, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 28, 1987 at 09:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 179.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.675 and latitude -1.180.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	16.9 km
Coordinates	-1.180, 129.675
UTC time	1987-01-28 09:12:49.300

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-01-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sorong	179.7 km
Masohi	248.5 km
Amahai	254.7 km
Sofifi	317.9 km
Ambon City	325.5 km
Ternate	336.4 km
Tobelo	373.1 km
Sanana	422.9 km
Manokwari	489.8 km
Bitung	584.2 km
Tondano	598.0 km
Tual	601.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	224.6 km
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