M4.9 earthquake 260 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 260 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Fri, Dec 31, 1982, 2:50 AM GMT+9 (17:50 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 198 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-30 17:50:09 UTC
- Depth
- 142.5 km (88.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.201° S, 130.466° 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 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9211 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15961 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.3198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15957 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.5181 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15926 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.5Banda Sea · 15922 days ago · 148 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rwc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.