Earthquake details

Thursday, November 19, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, November 19, 1981 at 07:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 176.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.129 and latitude -4.825.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-4.825, 134.129
UTC time	1981-11-19 07:23:49.580

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-11-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	176.9 km
Nabire	223.2 km
Manokwari	441.1 km
Wamena	540.9 km
Sorong	542.7 km
Masohi	597.6 km
Amahai	601.6 km
Ambon City	671.9 km
Abepura	763.8 km
Jayapura	775.1 km
Merauke	805.5 km
Darwin	923.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	248.0 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	188.0 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	237.5 km

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