M4.8 earthquake 245 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 245 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Nov 12, 1977, 10:24 PM GMT+9 (13:24 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 264 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-12 13:24:23 UTC
- Depth
- 131.0 km (81.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.289° S, 130.632° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5Banda Sea · 17812 days ago · 152 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.3264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 17799 days ago · 150 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000rfc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.