M4.8 earthquake 132 km WSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 132 km WSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 13, 1987, 2:30 AM GMT+7 (19:30 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 40 km WSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-12 19:30:01 UTC
- Depth
- 43.5 km (27.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.094° N, 94.225° 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 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003448. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.