M4.3 earthquake 254 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 254 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 11, 1984, 9:45 AM GMT+9 (00:45 UTC), 164 km (102 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 243 km W 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-08-11 00:45:06 UTC
- Depth
- 164.2 km (102.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.319° S, 130.561° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2283 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 15388 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.9272 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15379 days ago · 110 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.7276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15349 days ago · 167 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.1243 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15349 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.9218 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15338 days ago · 135 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 5.0Banda Sea · 15404 days ago · 168 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.6220 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15410 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.6287 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15416 days ago · 155 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.9223 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15418 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.1Banda Sea · 15421 days ago · 267 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00026b2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:43 AM UTC.