M4.8 earthquake 63 km SW of Komodo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 63 km SW of Komodo, Indonesia on Thu, Nov 12, 1987, 7:50 PM GMT+8 (11:50 UTC), 90 km (56 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-12 11:50:46 UTC
- Depth
- 90.0 km (55.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.983° S, 119.074° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.770 km W of Waingapu, Indonesia · 14197 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.327 km NE of Bima, Indonesia · 14192 days ago · 175 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.0138 km SSW of Komodo, Indonesia · 14176 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.4Sumbawa region, Indonesia · 14169 days ago · 111 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.529 km SSE of Bima, Indonesia · 14163 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.569 km S of Dompu, Indonesia · 14161 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003a33. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:04 AM UTC.