M4.7 earthquake 88 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 88 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, May 18, 1983, 2:49 PM GMT+9 (05:49 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 166 km W of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-05-18 05:49:22 UTC
- Depth
- 66.4 km (41.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.961° S, 132.027° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001vfb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:22 PM UTC.