Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 27, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, February 27, 2001 at 02:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 204.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.257 and latitude -6.707.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-6.707, 131.257
UTC time	2001-02-27 02:23:06.630

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-02-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	204.4 km
Amahai	455.7 km
Masohi	456.5 km
Ambon City	478.0 km
Nabire	600.2 km
Darwin	642.2 km
Sorong	648.7 km
Dili	660.0 km
Manokwari	721.4 km
Atambua	750.8 km
Sanana	781.6 km
Kefamenanu	806.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	170.3 km
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M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	161.4 km

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