M4.6 earthquake 61 km NW of Maumere, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 61 km NW of Maumere, Indonesia on Tue, Apr 27, 1982, 3:47 PM GMT+8 (07:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 64 km NNW of Ende, 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
- 1982-04-27 07:47:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.216° S, 121.821° 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
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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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.264 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 16219 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.360 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 16219 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.055 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 16219 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.530 km E of Ende, Indonesia · 16165 days ago · 159 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kz2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.