M4.4 earthquake 291 km SW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 291 km SW of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, Sep 15, 1983, 10:59 AM GMT+9 (01:59 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 265 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-09-15 01:59:56 UTC
- Depth
- 53.5 km (33.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.344° S, 130.747° 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 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ycq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.