M4.3 earthquake 233 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 233 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 28, 1976, 6:07 PM GMT+9 (09:07 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 297 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-07-28 09:07:34 UTC
- Depth
- 70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.811° S, 130.656° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hk2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC.