Earthquake details

Friday, February 11, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, February 11, 1983 at 04:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 109.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.735 and latitude -5.714.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-5.714, 133.735
UTC time	1983-02-11 04:34:18.640

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-02-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	109.3 km
Nabire	327.2 km
Manokwari	541.3 km
Masohi	593.3 km
Amahai	596.1 km
Sorong	604.3 km
Wamena	605.6 km
Ambon City	655.6 km
Merauke	799.4 km
Darwin	815.6 km
Abepura	840.7 km
Jayapura	852.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	201.9 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	82.4 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	182.0 km

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