Earthquake details

Friday, March 14, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, March 14, 2003 at 07:06 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 133.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.951 and latitude -0.406.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-0.406, 132.951
UTC time	2003-03-14 07:06:13.310

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2003-03-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Manokwari	133.9 km
Sorong	195.4 km
Nabire	434.3 km
Masohi	547.7 km
Amahai	554.8 km
Tual	581.8 km
Tobelo	599.1 km
Sofifi	613.6 km
Ternate	633.8 km
Ambon City	644.5 km
Wamena	783.3 km
Sanana	797.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	157.3 km
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