Earthquake details

Friday, May 22, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, May 22, 1981 at 02:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 117.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.255 and latitude -6.562.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	73.0 km
Coordinates	-6.562, 132.255
UTC time	1981-05-22 02:55:22.290

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-05-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	117.6 km
Nabire	506.6 km
Masohi	514.6 km
Amahai	515.2 km
Ambon City	552.8 km
Sorong	642.1 km
Manokwari	665.5 km
Darwin	674.7 km
Dili	770.0 km
Wamena	791.0 km
Sanana	858.2 km
Atambua	859.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	140.1 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	113.0 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	116.8 km

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