Earthquake details

Sunday, December 29, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, December 29, 1991 at 18:39 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 134.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.727 and latitude -4.421.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	36.7 km
Coordinates	-4.421, 132.727
UTC time	1991-12-29 18:39:09.460

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1991-12-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	134.5 km
Nabire	329.9 km
Manokwari	423.1 km
Sorong	426.6 km
Masohi	435.7 km
Amahai	439.6 km
Ambon City	510.9 km
Wamena	691.6 km
Sanana	794.8 km
Sofifi	812.5 km
Ternate	830.5 km
Tobelo	862.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	133.6 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	212.0 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	140.7 km

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