Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 20, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, February 20, 2001 at 15:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 396.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.465 and latitude -7.055.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	112.7 km
Coordinates	-7.055, 129.465
UTC time	2001-02-20 15:36:05.900

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-02-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	396.8 km
Ambon City	400.0 km
Amahai	418.0 km
Masohi	421.8 km
Dili	460.6 km
Atambua	553.2 km
Kefamenanu	610.5 km
Darwin	620.5 km
Soe	650.3 km
Sanana	677.5 km
Sorong	715.8 km
Kupang	732.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	334.5 km
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M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	337.6 km

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