M4.6 earthquake 231 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 231 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Sep 5, 1982, 4:57 PM GMT+9 (07:57 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 258 km W 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-05 07:57:23 UTC
- Depth
- 58.4 km (36.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.954° S, 130.686° 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 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9210 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16075 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.0275 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia · 16067 days ago · 220 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.8224 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16055 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.8173 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 16054 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.3264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16048 days ago · 120 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.6258 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 16041 days ago · 166 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.0277 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16039 days ago · 92 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pdy. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.