Earthquake details

Friday, October 22, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 22, 1982 at 01:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 264.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.463 and latitude -6.319.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 120.0 km
Coordinates -6.319, 130.463
UTC time 1982-10-22 01:08:30.090
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-10-22

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.9
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2026-02-14 14:21 UTC
460.0 km
M 4.8
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2026-02-14 03:09 UTC
473.8 km
M 5.1
Amahai
Indonesia · 2026-01-16 23:50 UTC
382.5 km
M 4.2
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2026-01-12 21:49 UTC
291.9 km
M 4.5
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2025-12-23 11:22 UTC
310.0 km
M 4.7
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2025-12-19 00:45 UTC
481.4 km
M 4.3
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2025-11-28 07:37 UTC
455.5 km
M 5.8
Ambon City
Indonesia · 2025-11-20 06:59 UTC
368.8 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.