Earthquake details

Saturday, November 23, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 12:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manokwari (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 317.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.711 and latitude 1.652.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	1.652, 132.711
UTC time	2019-11-23 12:18:13.563

Location	Sorong
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2019-11-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Manokwari	317.9 km
Sorong	324.8 km
Tobelo	523.2 km
Sofifi	582.3 km
Ternate	600.5 km
Nabire	638.5 km
Masohi	690.7 km
Amahai	697.7 km
Ambon City	779.9 km
Tual	810.5 km
Bitung	844.1 km
Sanana	855.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.6 Sorong Indonesia · 2025-07-26 05:31 UTC	262.5 km
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