M5.0 earthquake 246 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 246 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, Dec 5, 1974, 11:05 PM GMT+9 (14:05 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 222 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-12-05 14:05:50 UTC
- Depth
- 64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.741° S, 130.526° 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.
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9222 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia · 18916 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.8266 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 18904 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.4222 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia · 18884 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.8238 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia · 18867 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.8221 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia · 18860 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000090b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.