M5.9 earthquake 66 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 66 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia on Fri, May 7, 1982, 1:36 PM GMT+8 (05:36 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-07 05:36:19 UTC
- Depth
- 91.9 km (57.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.624° S, 123.291° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 3.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.8 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.885 km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 16192 days ago · 115 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.074 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 16179 days ago · 178 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m50 (also filed as gcmtb050782b, gcmt19820507053619, iscgem598495). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC.