Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 23, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, December 23, 1992 at 03:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 277.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.417 and latitude -6.541.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 101.7 km
Coordinates -6.541, 130.417
UTC time 1992-12-23 03:00:44.980
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-12-23

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.2
Tual
Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC
215.9 km
M 4.7
Tual
Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC
312.5 km
M 4.3
Tual
Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC
218.0 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.