M5.3 earthquake 232 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 232 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Fri, Jan 20, 1984, 1:16 PM GMT+9 (04:16 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 Banda Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-01-20 04:16:12 UTC
- Depth
- 79.2 km (49.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.036° S, 130.689° 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 2.3 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3256 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15581 days ago · 167 km deep · 25 km away
- 6.0Banda Sea · 15558 days ago · 158 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.6243 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15554 days ago · 136 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.4245 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15547 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.0Banda Sea · 15543 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.9Banda Sea · 15536 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.1Banda Sea · 15533 days ago · 151 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.8176 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15529 days ago · 92 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00021d8 (also filed as gcmtb012084b, gcmt19840120041612, iscgem561407). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.