M4.9 earthquake 43 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 43 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia on Sat, May 14, 1983, 6:25 PM GMT+7 (11:25 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 68 km WSW of Sabang, 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
- 1983-05-14 11:25:14 UTC
- Depth
- 22.6 km (14.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.100° N, 94.983° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.238 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 15837 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.586 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia · 15837 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.047 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 15836 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.936 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 15834 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.813 km N of Banda Aceh, Indonesia · 15814 days ago · 110 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.768 km WSW of Sabang, Indonesia · 15788 days ago · 93 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.177 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 15783 days ago · 110 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001vb9 (also filed as iscgemsup576246). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.