Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 214 km W of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 214 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 26, 1984, 7:22 PM GMT+9 (10:22 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1984-03-26 10:22:03 UTC
Depth
88.9 km (55.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.852° S, 130.833° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15513 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.8272 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15492 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.8276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15485 days ago · 140 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 5.1284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15484 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.4145 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia · 15475 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.6274 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15461 days ago · 120 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.8176 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15529 days ago · 92 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.1Banda Sea · 15534 days ago · 151 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.4245 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15548 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000230e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.