M5.0 earthquake 265 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 265 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, Nov 22, 1984, 5:25 PM GMT+9 (08:25 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 294 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-22 08:25:30 UTC
- Depth
- 63.3 km (39.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.904° S, 130.367° 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 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8296 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15252 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.3195 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15246 days ago · 125 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.1294 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15241 days ago · 152 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.1280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15236 days ago · 124 km deep · 65 km away
Before
- 4.4Banda Sea · 15285 days ago · 190 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.0246 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia · 15285 days ago · 212 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.3299 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15286 days ago · 127 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.3Banda Sea · 15294 days ago · 180 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.2Banda Sea · 15295 days ago · 179 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.9Banda Sea · 15304 days ago · 150 km deep · 82 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000299v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.