Earthquake details

Sunday, March 16, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, March 16, 2003 at 02:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 152.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.746 and latitude -0.482.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-0.482, 132.746
UTC time	2003-03-16 02:08:03.420

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-03-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Manokwari	152.7 km
Sorong	171.1 km
Nabire	443.3 km
Masohi	524.3 km
Amahai	531.4 km
Tual	572.9 km
Tobelo	581.8 km
Sofifi	593.2 km
Ternate	613.4 km
Ambon City	620.9 km
Sanana	773.4 km
Wamena	798.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	134.9 km
M 4.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-05-21 12:27 UTC	95.4 km

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