M4.5 earthquake 282 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 282 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Sep 4, 1983, 10:53 PM GMT+9 (13:53 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 254 km WSW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-09-04 13:53:55 UTC
- Depth
- 82.9 km (51.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.012° S, 130.233° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7254 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15708 days ago · 164 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.7244 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15667 days ago · 124 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001y4v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.