M4.9 earthquake 80 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 80 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia on Wed, Jun 23, 1982, 12:21 AM GMT+9 (15:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 156 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-22 15:21:05 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.959° S, 129.533° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.799 km NE of Amahai, Indonesia · 16156 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.485 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia · 16153 days ago · 59 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.9159 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia · 16125 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.6156 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia · 16114 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.4169 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia · 16114 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.8160 km E of Amahai, Indonesia · 16113 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.7160 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia · 16113 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.0147 km E of Amahai, Indonesia · 16105 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001n2t. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.