Earthquake details

Monday, March 8, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, March 8, 1993 at 21:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 173.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.616 and latitude -6.706.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	26.3 km
Coordinates	-6.706, 131.616
UTC time	1993-03-08 21:50:41.720

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-03-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	173.8 km
Amahai	479.4 km
Masohi	479.6 km
Ambon City	507.0 km
Nabire	569.4 km
Darwin	646.3 km
Sorong	649.8 km
Dili	697.8 km
Manokwari	704.9 km
Atambua	788.0 km
Sanana	811.8 km
Kefamenanu	843.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	156.4 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	185.2 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	142.1 km

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