M4.5 earthquake 243 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 243 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, Feb 4, 1982, 5:12 AM GMT+9 (20:12 UTC), 173 km (108 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Banda Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-03 20:12:40 UTC
- Depth
- 173.4 km (107.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.086° S, 130.601° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3195 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 16291 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.5261 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16281 days ago · 129 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.6275 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 16279 days ago · 131 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.9Banda Sea · 16274 days ago · 173 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.7Banda Sea · 16250 days ago · 144 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jfh. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.