Earthquake details

Monday, January 16, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, January 16, 2017 at 15:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 378.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.993 and latitude -7.635.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-7.635, 129.993
UTC time	2017-01-16 15:06:36.730

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-01-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	378.1 km
Ambon City	482.1 km
Amahai	492.7 km
Masohi	495.9 km
Dili	497.7 km
Darwin	545.3 km
Atambua	585.1 km
Kefamenanu	639.7 km
Soe	675.2 km
Kupang	756.8 km
Sanana	763.8 km
Sorong	765.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	334.5 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	388.8 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	330.8 km

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