Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 20, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 20, 1993 at 16:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jayapura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 147.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.011 and latitude -2.811.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 25.7 km
Coordinates -2.811, 142.011
UTC time 1993-10-20 16:29:18.920
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-10-20

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.4
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2026-02-15 12:46 UTC
153.1 km
M 4.2
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2026-02-11 03:07 UTC
208.3 km
M 4.6
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2026-02-07 15:47 UTC
188.7 km
M 4.4
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2026-01-31 20:03 UTC
212.7 km
M 4.0
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2025-12-29 23:30 UTC
153.7 km
M 4.7
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2025-08-29 10:16 UTC
172.5 km
M 4.6
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2025-08-21 13:19 UTC
244.8 km
M 4.0
Jayapura
Indonesia · 2025-07-19 07:18 UTC
232.2 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.