M5.5 earthquake 245 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 245 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Apr 18, 1982, 3:45 AM GMT+9 (18:45 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 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
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-17 18:45:58 UTC
- Depth
- 81.5 km (50.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.507° S, 130.712° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7Banda Sea · 16225 days ago · 84 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.6Banda Sea · 16207 days ago · 129 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.4Banda Sea · 16178 days ago · 164 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kt1 (also filed as gcmtb041782c, gcmt19820417184558, iscgem600810). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.