M4.4 earthquake 281 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 281 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Fri, Apr 17, 1987, 2:18 AM GMT+9 (17:18 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 252 km W of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-16 17:18:58 UTC
- Depth
- 111.1 km (69.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.088° S, 130.252° 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
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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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5281 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14407 days ago · 98 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.2252 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14402 days ago · 149 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.0206 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14399 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.4Banda Sea · 14395 days ago · 121 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.5293 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14392 days ago · 110 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.9280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14387 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.0292 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14374 days ago · 100 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.3252 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14369 days ago · 138 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.2244 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14366 days ago · 151 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003477. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.