M5.3 earthquake 296 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 296 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Tue, Jun 25, 1974, 8:49 AM GMT+9 (23:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-06-24 23:49:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.045° S, 130.106° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 3 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 usp00006vs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC.