Earthquake details

Monday, May 17, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, May 17, 1993 at 12:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 45.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.573 and latitude -0.615.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	42.3 km
Coordinates	-0.615, 131.573
UTC time	1993-05-17 12:05:26.060

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-05-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sorong	45.5 km
Manokwari	278.6 km
Masohi	416.1 km
Amahai	423.2 km
Sofifi	471.5 km
Tobelo	474.7 km
Ternate	491.8 km
Ambon City	509.7 km
Nabire	533.2 km
Tual	573.3 km
Sanana	643.1 km
Bitung	753.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	24.7 km
M 4.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-05-21 12:27 UTC	50.2 km

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