M4.5 earthquake 86 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 86 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia on Sun, May 15, 1983, 12:51 AM GMT+7 (17:51 UTC), 78 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 13 km N of Banda Aceh, 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
- 1983-05-14 17:51:32 UTC
- Depth
- 78.4 km (48.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.446° N, 94.560° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.047 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 15835 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.936 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 15833 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.813 km N of Banda Aceh, Indonesia · 15813 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.768 km WSW of Sabang, Indonesia · 15788 days ago · 93 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.177 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 15783 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001vbk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.