M4.6 earthquake 10 km NW of Amahai, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Amahai, Indonesia on Tue, Dec 14, 1982, 12:30 PM GMT+9 (03:30 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 96 km N of Ambon, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-14 03:30:06 UTC
- Depth
- 84.9 km (52.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.285° S, 128.848° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.896 km N of Ambon, Indonesia · 15959 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.076 km E of Amahai, Indonesia · 15943 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rew. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.