Earthquake details

Sunday, August 21, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, August 21, 1983 at 17:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ruteng (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 160.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.180 and latitude -7.354.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 547.1 km
Coordinates -7.354, 121.180
UTC time 1983-08-21 17:21:13.660
Location Labuan Bajo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-08-21

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.7
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2026-08-24 02:19 UTC
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M 4.6
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Indonesia · 2026-08-24 01:12 UTC
123.0 km
M 5.2
Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-08-23 21:20 UTC
113.0 km
M 4.6
Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-08-22 01:59 UTC
118.8 km
M 5.2
Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-08-22 01:30 UTC
123.0 km
M 4.5
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2026-08-21 16:05 UTC
151.9 km
M 4.5
Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-08-21 11:16 UTC
117.1 km
M 4.6
Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-08-21 11:03 UTC
118.7 km

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