M5.5 earthquake 187 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 187 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Mon, Sep 25, 1972, 7:39 AM GMT+9 (22:39 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 198 km WSW 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
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-09-24 22:39:17 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.210° S, 131.164° 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
- ±0.60
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.0198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 19720 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.6193 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 19701 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.8Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 19682 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem769886. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.