Earthquake details

Friday, December 16, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, December 16, 1988 at 21:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 174.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.161 and latitude -2.737.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-2.737, 138.161
UTC time	1988-12-16 21:43:37.360

Location	Wamena
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-12-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Wamena	174.7 km
Abepura	275.3 km
Jayapura	285.3 km
Nabire	303.7 km
Manokwari	501.3 km
Tual	681.3 km
Merauke	688.0 km
Mount Hagen	758.0 km
Sorong	795.0 km
Masohi	1023.7 km
Amahai	1029.5 km
Lae	1075.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.2

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M 4.4

Wamena

Indonesia · 2026-01-07 07:28 UTC

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M 4.9

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Indonesia · 2026-01-01 06:01 UTC

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