M4.8 earthquake 276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Tue, May 1, 1984, 1:06 PM GMT+9 (04:06 UTC), 140 km (87 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
- 1984-05-01 04:06:51 UTC
- Depth
- 139.9 km (86.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.314° S, 130.355° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15484 days ago · 98 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.6274 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15461 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.6253 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15446 days ago · 118 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.0Banda Sea · 15442 days ago · 117 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.1Banda Sea · 15434 days ago · 151 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.3274 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15432 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000241f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.