M5.0 earthquake 207 km SSE of Katabu, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 207 km SSE of Katabu, Indonesia on Wed, May 19, 1982, 11:24 AM GMT+8 (03:24 UTC), 223 km (139 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 229 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-19 03:24:44 UTC
- Depth
- 223.2 km (138.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.616° S, 123.347° 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 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mdt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.