M5.1 earthquake 169 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 169 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia on Sun, May 30, 1982, 1:41 PM GMT+7 (06:41 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 5.1 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-30 06:41:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.487° S, 102.782° 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 2.1 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 · 16184 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.978 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 16171 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.0113 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 16151 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mkf (also filed as iscgemsup599833). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.