M4.6 earthquake 38 km SSW of Ambon, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 38 km SSW of Ambon, Indonesia on Sun, Jan 31, 1982, 8:49 PM GMT+9 (11:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-31 11:49:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.004° S, 128.028° 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.
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jdp. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.