M5.2 earthquake 75 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 75 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia on Wed, May 19, 1982, 12:32 AM GMT+7 (17:32 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 78 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-18 17:32:17 UTC
- Depth
- 83.2 km (51.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.707° S, 103.267° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1132 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 16192 days ago · 84 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.978 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 16179 days ago · 56 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.0113 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 16159 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mde. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC.