M4.7 earthquake 143 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 143 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Fri, Dec 7, 1984, 10:38 PM GMT+9 (13:38 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 137 km SW 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-07 13:38:30 UTC
- Depth
- 67.9 km (42.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.038° S, 131.519° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3195 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15246 days ago · 125 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.9137 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 15219 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00029v6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.