M5.0 earthquake 297 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 297 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Fri, Mar 28, 1975, 1:45 AM GMT+9 (16:45 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-03-27 16:45:41 UTC
- Depth
- 156.0 km (96.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.220° S, 130.132° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp0000ad2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.