M5.9 earthquake 256 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 256 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia on Mon, Sep 19, 1977, 2:13 PM GMT+9 (05:13 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
- 5.9 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-09-19 05:13:09 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.984° S, 126.627° 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
- 91
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4268 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia · 17901 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.8287 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia · 17901 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.9244 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia · 17872 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.0269 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia · 17870 days ago · 88 km deep · 14 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000qqe (also filed as gcmtb091977a, gcmt19770919051309, iscgem693461). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.