Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 16, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 17:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kefamenanu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 73.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.181 and latitude -8.859.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -8.859, 124.181
UTC time 2005-08-16 17:04:12.920
Location Atambua
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-08-16

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.5
Atambua
Indonesia · 2026-04-21 03:17 UTC
25.5 km
M 4.5
Atambua
Indonesia · 2026-04-14 12:44 UTC
23.1 km
M 4.4
Dili
Timor-Leste · 2026-04-01 16:36 UTC
143.6 km
M 4.2
Atambua
Indonesia · 2026-01-01 05:00 UTC
33.0 km
M 4.4
Kefamenanu
Indonesia · 2025-12-29 11:32 UTC
101.7 km
M 4.0
Atambua
Indonesia · 2025-12-27 18:56 UTC
24.4 km
M 4.4
Kefamenanu
Indonesia · 2025-12-26 20:48 UTC
48.5 km
M 4.4
Atambua
Indonesia · 2025-11-20 19:08 UTC
2.1 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.