M4.7 earthquake 219 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 219 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, May 4, 1980, 10:31 AM GMT+9 (01:31 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Banda Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-04 01:31:23 UTC
- Depth
- 125.0 km (77.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.032° S, 130.815° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Banda Sea · 16939 days ago · 130 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.1189 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 16883 days ago · 88 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000171k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.