M5.0 earthquake 276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Dec 3, 1983, 6:57 PM GMT+9 (09:57 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 232 km W 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-03 09:57:27 UTC
- Depth
- 73.1 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.522° S, 130.417° 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 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Banda Sea · 15626 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.7201 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15623 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.5Banda Sea · 15613 days ago · 97 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.4258 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15611 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.9299 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15596 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.4Banda Sea · 15593 days ago · 157 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.3232 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15587 days ago · 79 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.3256 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15581 days ago · 167 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000208d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.