M5.1 earthquake 265 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 265 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Nov 13, 1983, 8:07 PM GMT+9 (11:07 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-11-13 11:07:15 UTC
- Depth
- 109.3 km (67.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.775° S, 130.645° 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 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.1Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 15658 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.2263 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 15655 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.0276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15645 days ago · 73 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.7201 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15634 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.4258 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15622 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.9299 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15607 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001zss. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.