M5.7 earthquake 269 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 269 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Tue, Dec 10, 1968, 1:25 PM GMT+9 (04:25 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 Banda Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-12-10 04:25:24 UTC
- Depth
- 90.0 km (55.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.321° S, 130.418° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.57
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem814031. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.