M4.8 earthquake 272 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 272 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Tue, Apr 24, 1984, 5:16 PM GMT+9 (08:16 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-04-24 08:16:44 UTC
- Depth
- 77.9 km (48.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.938° S, 130.312° 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 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15484 days ago · 140 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.1284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15484 days ago · 98 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.6274 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15461 days ago · 120 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.6253 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15446 days ago · 118 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.1Banda Sea · 15434 days ago · 151 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00023ut. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.