M4.5 earthquake 260 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 260 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 11, 1982, 2:26 PM GMT+9 (05:26 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 260 km WSW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-11 05:26:05 UTC
- Depth
- 125.2 km (77.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.252° S, 130.488° 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 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9260 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15972 days ago · 143 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.9211 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15961 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.3198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15957 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rca. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.