M4.8 earthquake 290 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 290 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Tue, Jun 7, 1977, 5:35 AM GMT+9 (20:35 UTC), 172 km (107 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 248 km W 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-06-06 20:35:54 UTC
- Depth
- 172.0 km (106.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.857° S, 130.136° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 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 usp0000p6j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.