Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 277 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 277 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Oct 31, 1982, 10:30 AM GMT+9 (01:30 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-10-31 01:30:40 UTC
Depth
92.1 km (57.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.562° S, 130.422° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Banda Sea · 16027 days ago · 154 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 5.0293 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16026 days ago · 110 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.5Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 16021 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 5.6Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 16011 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.7Banda Sea · 16005 days ago · 130 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.5260 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15992 days ago · 125 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 5.6258 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 16035 days ago · 166 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 5.3264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16042 days ago · 120 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.8224 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 16049 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.8253 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 16061 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001qmm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.