Earthquake details

Saturday, January 16, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 23:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 107.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.229 and latitude -3.873.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 4.1 km
Coordinates -3.873, 127.229
UTC time 2016-01-16 23:22:29.040
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-01-16

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.9
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2026-02-14 14:21 UTC
143.5 km
M 4.8
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2026-02-14 03:09 UTC
121.8 km
M 5.1
Amahai
Indonesia · 2026-01-16 23:50 UTC
168.5 km
M 4.2
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2026-01-12 21:49 UTC
170.4 km
M 4.5
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2025-12-23 11:22 UTC
167.9 km
M 4.7
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2025-12-19 00:45 UTC
87.1 km
M 4.3
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2025-11-28 07:37 UTC
164.9 km
M 5.8
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2025-11-20 06:59 UTC
131.1 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.