Earthquake details

Monday, May 28, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, May 28, 2001 at 08:37 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 118.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.346 and latitude -6.609.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-6.609, 132.346
UTC time	2001-05-28 08:37:05.110

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2001-05-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	118.0 km
Nabire	503.2 km
Masohi	525.4 km
Amahai	526.1 km
Ambon City	564.0 km
Sorong	649.1 km
Manokwari	667.5 km
Darwin	672.0 km
Dili	778.1 km
Wamena	783.3 km
Atambua	867.6 km
Sanana	869.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	147.8 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	105.2 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	123.7 km

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