Earthquake details

Saturday, October 21, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Indonesia on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 20:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Indonesia - IN), about 434.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.744 and latitude -8.134.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -8.134, 129.744
UTC time 2017-10-21 20:25:26.460
Location Kepulauan Babar
Country India (IN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-10-21

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.4
Kepulauan Babar
India · 2026-06-04 22:34 UTC
98.7 km
M 4.3
Tual
Indonesia · 2026-03-21 23:03 UTC
65.0 km
M 4.4
Tual
Indonesia · 2026-03-17 05:33 UTC
43.7 km
M 4.5
Tual
Indonesia · 2026-03-17 04:26 UTC
43.6 km
M 4.5
Kepulauan Babar
India · 2026-03-13 19:03 UTC
68.4 km
M 4.3
Kepulauan Babar
India · 2026-03-13 05:06 UTC
69.2 km
M 4.1
Tual
Indonesia · 2026-03-12 03:00 UTC
78.2 km
M 4.7
298 km ENE of Lospalos
Timor Leste · 2026-03-01 08:58 UTC
92.1 km

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