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M4.8 earthquake 152 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 152 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia on Tue, Jul 26, 1983, 4:20 PM GMT+8 (08:20 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 155 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1983-07-26 08:20:42 UTC
Depth
66.7 km (41.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.068° S, 121.737° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.8 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0155 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15764 days ago · 59 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.9147 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15764 days ago · 78 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.9157 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15764 days ago · 83 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 5.0160 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15764 days ago · 57 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 5.0156 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15763 days ago · 44 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.6155 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15763 days ago · 44 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 5.0149 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15763 days ago · 72 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 4.8153 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15762 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.8147 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15761 days ago · 70 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.6158 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15761 days ago · 52 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.6159 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15760 days ago · 54 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 5.0147 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15760 days ago · 79 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 5.0151 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15760 days ago · 62 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 4.8148 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15758 days ago · 65 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 5.2153 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15758 days ago · 58 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 4.4145 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15758 days ago · 70 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 5.489 km SW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15712 days ago · 281 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.8162 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15764 days ago · 60 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 5.0154 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15764 days ago · 45 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 5.0153 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15765 days ago · 57 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.7157 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15765 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 5.0155 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15765 days ago · 62 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.6139 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15765 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.9146 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15765 days ago · 69 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.9153 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15765 days ago · 58 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 5.0156 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15765 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 5.0153 km WSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15765 days ago · 63 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.8156 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15765 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 5.0153 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15765 days ago · 73 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 5.0156 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15766 days ago · 70 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.9141 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15766 days ago · 66 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.7144 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15766 days ago · 66 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 4.6149 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15766 days ago · 82 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.7154 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15766 days ago · 51 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 4.9146 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15766 days ago · 65 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 4.6150 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15766 days ago · 61 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 5.0141 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15766 days ago · 70 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001x4e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.