Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 12:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 269.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.706 and latitude 1.146.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	1.146, 132.706
UTC time	2017-09-20 12:25:51.070

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-09-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Manokwari	269.9 km
Sorong	276.9 km
Tobelo	526.7 km
Sofifi	574.7 km
Nabire	590.1 km
Ternate	593.7 km
Masohi	646.3 km
Amahai	653.3 km
Ambon City	737.3 km
Tual	754.1 km
Sanana	829.5 km
Bitung	844.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	215.1 km
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