M5.2 earthquake 271 km SW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 271 km SW of Tual, Indonesia on Mon, Aug 22, 1983, 6:09 PM GMT+9 (09:09 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
- 1983-08-22 09:09:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.104° S, 130.787° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 15732 days ago · 164 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.0262 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15729 days ago · 133 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4291 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 15713 days ago · 54 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001xuz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.