M5.8 earthquake 236 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 236 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Feb 11, 1970, 4:34 AM GMT+9 (19:34 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1970-02-10 19:34:05 UTC
- Depth
- 125.0 km (77.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.936° S, 130.638° 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
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem799014. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:58 PM UTC.