M4.3 earthquake 189 km NW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 189 km NW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 25, 1982, 12:39 AM GMT+9 (15:39 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 204 km NW 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-24 15:39:09 UTC
- Depth
- 71.4 km (44.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.600° S, 131.389° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rq1. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:28 AM UTC.