Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 28, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 at 04:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sorong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 148.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.594 and latitude -0.787.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-0.787, 132.594
UTC time	2004-07-28 04:03:20.450

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-07-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sorong	148.7 km
Manokwari	163.8 km
Nabire	431.9 km
Masohi	490.7 km
Amahai	497.8 km
Tual	539.3 km
Tobelo	582.1 km
Sofifi	585.6 km
Ambon City	587.8 km
Ternate	605.9 km
Sanana	749.7 km
Wamena	796.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	125.4 km
M 4.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-05-21 12:27 UTC	93.2 km

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