Earthquake details

Sunday, March 9, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 9, 2003 at 10:36 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 236.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.985 and latitude -6.820.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	45.9 km
Coordinates	-6.820, 130.985
UTC time	2003-03-09 10:36:23.030

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2003-03-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	236.3 km
Amahai	450.0 km
Masohi	451.3 km
Ambon City	466.2 km
Dili	627.5 km
Darwin	628.2 km
Nabire	631.7 km
Sorong	662.0 km
Atambua	718.2 km
Manokwari	746.1 km
Sanana	767.8 km
Kefamenanu	774.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	196.2 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	255.8 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	189.9 km

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