M5.3 earthquake 264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Fri, Oct 22, 1982, 10:08 AM GMT+9 (01:08 UTC), 120 km (75 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
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-22 01:08:30 UTC
- Depth
- 120.0 km (74.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.319° S, 130.463° 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 2.3 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.6258 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 16043 days ago · 166 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.0277 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16041 days ago · 92 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.0Banda Sea · 16036 days ago · 154 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.0293 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16034 days ago · 110 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.7Banda Sea · 16014 days ago · 130 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.5260 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16000 days ago · 125 km deep · 8 km away
Before
- 4.8224 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16058 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.8253 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 16069 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.0275 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia · 16069 days ago · 220 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.9210 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16077 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001qe4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:48 AM UTC.