M5.2 earthquake 252 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 252 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 27, 1987, 3:20 PM GMT+9 (06:20 UTC), 149 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 252 km W of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-27 06:20:46 UTC
- Depth
- 149.3 km (92.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.030° S, 130.512° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0206 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14390 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.4Banda Sea · 14386 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.5293 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14383 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.9280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14378 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.0292 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14365 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.3252 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14360 days ago · 138 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.2244 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14357 days ago · 151 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.5170 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14345 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.1282 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14343 days ago · 112 km deep · 66 km away
- 7.1217 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14342 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.6219 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14338 days ago · 77 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.7159 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14336 days ago · 117 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034gw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.