M4.6 earthquake 243 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 243 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Tue, Feb 21, 1984, 3:19 PM GMT+9 (06:19 UTC), 136 km (85 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-02-21 06:19:16 UTC
- Depth
- 136.3 km (84.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.169° S, 130.622° 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 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4245 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15548 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.0Banda Sea · 15543 days ago · 122 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.9Banda Sea · 15537 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.1Banda Sea · 15534 days ago · 151 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.8176 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15529 days ago · 92 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.7Banda Sea · 15525 days ago · 163 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.5214 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15520 days ago · 89 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.8198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15513 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000225a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.