M4.4 earthquake 196 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 196 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia on Sat, Jan 23, 1982, 1:24 AM GMT+7 (18:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 177 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.4	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · 6 stations
5.11	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.2

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

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

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j7f (also filed as iscgem606068). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.