M4.7 earthquake 95 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 95 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia on Sun, May 10, 1987, 5:17 PM GMT+8 (09:17 UTC), 218 km (136 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
- 1987-05-10 09:17:19 UTC
- Depth
- 218.4 km (135.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.751° S, 120.358° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5119 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 14359 days ago · 401 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.5109 km NNW of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 14328 days ago · 276 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034vx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:39 AM UTC.