Earthquake details

Saturday, November 23, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 12:11 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 311.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.815 and latitude 1.644.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	5.0 km
Coordinates	1.644, 132.815
UTC time	2019-11-23 12:11:15.564

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2019-11-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Manokwari	311.7 km
Sorong	329.8 km
Tobelo	534.8 km
Sofifi	593.6 km
Ternate	611.8 km
Nabire	632.1 km
Masohi	697.0 km
Amahai	704.0 km
Ambon City	786.7 km
Tual	809.6 km
Bitung	855.6 km
Sanana	865.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	267.6 km
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