Earthquake details

Saturday, March 24, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, March 24, 1984 at 11:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 128.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.908 and latitude -5.620.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-5.620, 133.908
UTC time	1984-03-24 11:18:12.450

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-03-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	128.0 km
Nabire	307.5 km
Manokwari	529.8 km
Wamena	584.2 km
Sorong	604.1 km
Masohi	606.0 km
Amahai	609.0 km
Ambon City	670.3 km
Merauke	786.1 km
Abepura	818.9 km
Jayapura	830.5 km
Darwin	832.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	218.9 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	103.3 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	200.2 km

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