M4.7 earthquake 44 km SSE of Parapat, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 44 km SSE of Parapat, Indonesia on Fri, May 1, 1987, 4:20 AM GMT+7 (21:20 UTC), 43 km (27 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-30 21:20:07 UTC
- Depth
- 43.1 km (26.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.288° N, 99.074° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.956 km ESE of Singkil, Indonesia · 14363 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.017 km SE of Sibolga, Indonesia · 14344 days ago · 130 km deep · 79 km away
Before
- 4.538 km WSW of Bandar, Indonesia · 14391 days ago · 177 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.837 km SSE of Parapat, Indonesia · 14391 days ago · 73 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.156 km NE of Sibolga, Indonesia · 14392 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.940 km NE of Sibolga, Indonesia · 14392 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.848 km NE of Sibolga, Indonesia · 14392 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
- 6.445 km S of Tomok Bolon, Indonesia · 14395 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034m6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.