M6.8 earthquake 198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Mon, Sep 25, 1972, 5:09 AM GMT+9 (20:09 UTC), 9 km (6 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
- 6.8 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-09-24 20:09:34 UTC
- Depth
- 9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.229° S, 131.061° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5187 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 19721 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
- 6.0198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 19721 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.6193 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 19702 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.8Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 19683 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem769882 (also filed as atlas19720924200935). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.