M4.3 earthquake 195 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 195 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 21, 1982, 6:56 PM GMT+9 (09:56 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 245 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-21 09:56:11 UTC
- Depth
- 66.5 km (41.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.860° S, 131.004° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5261 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16282 days ago · 129 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.6275 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 16280 days ago · 131 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.5245 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16236 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jrg. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.