M4.3 earthquake 195 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 195 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Dec 26, 1984, 1:49 AM GMT+9 (16:49 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-25 16:49:08 UTC
- Depth
- 125.0 km (77.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.903° S, 131.005° 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
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- 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 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15237 days ago · 124 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.3236 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15206 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.7232 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15196 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002adv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.