Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 275 km W of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 275 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Fri, Mar 5, 1982, 1:39 AM GMT+9 (16:39 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Banda Sea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-03-04 16:39:44 UTC
Depth
130.9 km (81.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.057° S, 130.302° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9Banda Sea · 16275 days ago · 173 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 5.0239 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia · 16258 days ago · 214 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.7Banda Sea · 16251 days ago · 144 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 5.5245 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16236 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 5.7Banda Sea · 16232 days ago · 84 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.5261 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16283 days ago · 129 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.3195 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 16292 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.5243 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16309 days ago · 173 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jyk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.