M5.1 earthquake 294 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 294 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 30, 1984, 3:56 PM GMT+9 (06:56 UTC), 152 km (95 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-30 06:56:37 UTC
- Depth
- 152.3 km (94.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.527° S, 130.249° 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 2.1 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15248 days ago · 124 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.4Banda Sea · 15244 days ago · 152 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.4Banda Sea · 15229 days ago · 133 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5286 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15218 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.3236 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15217 days ago · 108 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.9264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15209 days ago · 116 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.7232 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15207 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.9Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 15201 days ago · 182 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.7Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 15195 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002aj5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.