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M4.1 earthquake Banda Sea

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Banda Sea on Sun, Nov 29, 1987, 10:27 AM GMT+8 (02:27 UTC), 128 km (79 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 289 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-11-29 02:27:55 UTC
Depth
127.5 km (79.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.743° S, 129.657° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2289 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14173 days ago · 237 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 5.1Banda Sea · 14171 days ago · 119 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.5Banda Sea · 14171 days ago · 168 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 5.1278 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14165 days ago · 134 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.9Banda Sea · 14151 days ago · 153 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 5.1Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14146 days ago · 149 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.0Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14142 days ago · 150 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.7269 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14132 days ago · 125 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.2261 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14132 days ago · 184 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.6279 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14118 days ago · 110 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.0286 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14178 days ago · 277 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.9293 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14184 days ago · 150 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.5Banda Sea · 14185 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.9Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14196 days ago · 127 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.6278 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14197 days ago · 169 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.7Banda Sea · 14201 days ago · 123 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.8Banda Sea · 14202 days ago · 162 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.0283 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14206 days ago · 180 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.6Banda Sea · 14207 days ago · 144 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14207 days ago · 151 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003ank. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.