Earthquake details

Thursday, April 22, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, April 22, 1982 at 02:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 107.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.726 and latitude -5.648.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-5.648, 133.726
UTC time	1982-04-22 02:58:39.590

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-04-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	107.9 km
Nabire	322.0 km
Manokwari	534.0 km
Masohi	589.2 km
Amahai	592.0 km
Sorong	597.3 km
Wamena	604.4 km
Ambon City	652.2 km
Merauke	803.3 km
Darwin	822.0 km
Abepura	838.6 km
Jayapura	850.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2

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M 4.7

Tual

Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC

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M 4.3

Tual

Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC

180.3 km

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