M5.2 earthquake 231 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 231 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia on Tue, Nov 15, 1983, 5:26 AM GMT+8 (21:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-11-14 21:26:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.113° N, 120.399° 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 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2256 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15644 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.8175 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia · 15627 days ago · 232 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.0257 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15611 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
Before
- 4.9222 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15654 days ago · 159 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.1163 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia · 15654 days ago · 591 km deep · 76 km away
- 6.6245 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia · 15671 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
- 6.5250 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia · 15674 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 6.5231 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15683 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001zu1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.