Earthquake details

Monday, January 23, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, January 23, 1984 at 04:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 137.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.554 and latitude -5.305.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	44.0 km
Coordinates	-5.305, 131.554
UTC time	1984-01-23 04:36:34.300

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-01-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	137.6 km
Masohi	363.6 km
Amahai	365.2 km
Ambon City	414.7 km
Nabire	488.7 km
Sorong	493.7 km
Manokwari	567.7 km
Sanana	717.1 km
Dili	753.5 km
Darwin	800.4 km
Sofifi	806.0 km
Ternate	821.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	44.0 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	213.8 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	65.3 km

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