Indonesia earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 191 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 191 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 20, 1982, 12:10 PM GMT+7 (05:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 203 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1982-01-20 05:10:59 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.183° N, 94.160° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2191 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 16328 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 6.2203 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 16328 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.7176 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 16328 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.3204 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 16328 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.1136 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 16328 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.9206 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 16327 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.7Nicobar Islands, India region · 16327 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.4196 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 16326 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.4182 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 16324 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 5.1177 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 16323 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.2165 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 16284 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 5.0191 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 16328 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 6.3186 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 16328 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.8187 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 16350 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j5d. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.