M5.0 earthquake 295 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 295 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Mon, Jan 31, 1977, 4:37 AM GMT+9 (19:37 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 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, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-01-30 19:37:14 UTC
- Depth
- 122.0 km (75.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.256° S, 130.162° 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
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 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 usp0000mdr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.