M4.0 earthquake 24 km N of Soe, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 24 km N of Soe, Indonesia on Fri, Nov 16, 1984, 8:53 AM GMT+8 (00:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Timor region. 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-16 00:53:15 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.638° S, 124.266° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.533 km W of Kefamenanu, Indonesia · 15285 days ago · 122 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.9Timor region · 15261 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.144 km W of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste · 15249 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002942. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.