M4.4 earthquake 258 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 258 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Tue, Dec 27, 1983, 6:16 AM GMT+9 (21:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 232 km W of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-26 21:16:13 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.962° S, 130.439° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4Banda Sea · 15593 days ago · 157 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.3232 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15586 days ago · 79 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.3256 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15580 days ago · 167 km deep · 21 km away
- 6.0Banda Sea · 15558 days ago · 158 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.6243 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15554 days ago · 136 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00020u9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.