Earthquake details

Friday, November 5, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, November 5, 1982 at 18:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 386.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.617 and latitude -7.160.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	139.3 km
Coordinates	-7.160, 129.617
UTC time	1982-11-05 18:59:38.790

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-11-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	386.5 km
Ambon City	417.1 km
Amahai	432.2 km
Masohi	435.8 km
Dili	472.3 km
Atambua	563.9 km
Darwin	605.2 km
Kefamenanu	620.6 km
Soe	659.6 km
Sanana	696.7 km
Sorong	722.6 km
Kupang	741.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC

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M 4.3

Tual

Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC

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