M5.1 earthquake 199 km SW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 199 km SW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, May 28, 1977, 5:33 AM GMT+9 (20:33 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 202 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-05-27 20:33:36 UTC
- Depth
- 62.0 km (38.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.823° S, 131.402° 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
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 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 usp0000p22. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:27 AM UTC.