M4.8 earthquake 164 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 164 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 30, 1983, 8:55 PM GMT+7 (13:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 southern Sumatra, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-30 13:55:56 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.386° S, 102.657° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9southern Sumatra, Indonesia · 15844 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.681 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 15821 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.2138 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 15812 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.9114 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 15797 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001uvs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.