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M5.3 earthquake 274 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 274 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Jun 23, 1984, 5:19 AM GMT+9 (20:19 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1984-06-22 20:19:14 UTC
Depth
60.8 km (37.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.912° S, 130.632° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9223 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15410 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.6287 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15407 days ago · 155 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.6220 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15402 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.3254 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15383 days ago · 164 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.2283 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 15380 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 5.1Banda Sea · 15434 days ago · 151 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 5.0Banda Sea · 15441 days ago · 117 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.6253 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15446 days ago · 118 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000256p. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.