M5.8 earthquake 122 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 122 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia on Mon, Jul 21, 1975, 9:08 AM GMT+9 (00:08 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 5.8 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-07-21 00:08:29 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.339° S, 127.280° 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
- 113
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 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 usp0000c39 (also filed as iscgem726403). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.