M4.8 earthquake 296 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 296 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Dec 19, 1984, 10:24 AM GMT+9 (01:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Banda Sea. 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
- 1984-12-19 01:24:44 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.277° S, 130.156° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Banda Sea · 15249 days ago · 124 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.1294 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15241 days ago · 152 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.1280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15237 days ago · 124 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.4Banda Sea · 15233 days ago · 152 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.4Banda Sea · 15218 days ago · 133 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.5286 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15207 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.9264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15198 days ago · 116 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.7232 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15196 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002a7b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.