M4.8 earthquake 187 km N of Palu, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 187 km N of Palu, Indonesia on Thu, Feb 25, 1982, 6:32 AM GMT+8 (22:32 UTC), 199 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 220 km N of Palu, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-24 22:32:41 UTC
- Depth
- 198.8 km (123.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.786° N, 119.830° 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 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ju1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.