M3.7 earthquake 92 km NNW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 92 km NNW of Tual, Indonesia on Fri, Apr 3, 1987, 11:44 PM GMT+9 (14:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 101 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-03 14:44:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.836° S, 132.482° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 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 usp00033w5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC.