M5.7 earthquake 247 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 247 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, Sep 9, 1971, 7:09 AM GMT+9 (22:09 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.9 236 km W of Tual, Indonesia. 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
- 1971-09-08 22:09:00 UTC
- Depth
- 65.0 km (40.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.536° S, 130.710° 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
- ±0.46
- 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 iscgem780117. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.