M4.7 earthquake 244 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 244 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Mon, Oct 31, 1983, 12:36 PM GMT+9 (03:36 UTC), 124 km (77 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-31 03:36:48 UTC
- Depth
- 123.5 km (76.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.074° S, 130.592° 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 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1265 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15654 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.0276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15634 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.6Banda Sea · 15625 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.7201 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15622 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.4258 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15610 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001zer. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC.