M4.8 earthquake 176 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 176 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Mar 18, 1984, 5:32 AM GMT+9 (20:32 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-03-17 20:32:47 UTC
- Depth
- 92.3 km (57.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.779° S, 131.169° 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 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5214 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15520 days ago · 89 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.8198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15513 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.8272 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15492 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.4145 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia · 15475 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00022qs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.