M4.8 earthquake 253 km SW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 253 km SW of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Oct 3, 1982, 6:01 PM GMT+9 (09:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-03 09:01:05 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.032° S, 130.937° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8224 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16057 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.3264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16050 days ago · 120 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.0277 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16041 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.0293 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16034 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.6Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 16019 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001q04. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.