Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 24, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at 21:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 190.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.138 and latitude -6.223.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	49.0 km
Coordinates	-6.223, 131.138
UTC time	2014-12-24 21:34:05.970

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2014-12-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	190.6 km
Amahai	404.4 km
Masohi	404.8 km
Ambon City	431.8 km
Nabire	579.5 km
Sorong	595.0 km
Dili	667.0 km
Manokwari	679.4 km
Darwin	695.2 km
Sanana	736.9 km
Atambua	760.0 km
Kefamenanu	817.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	133.2 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	231.4 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	132.0 km

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