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M4.5 earthquake 293 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 293 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, May 7, 1987, 8:58 PM GMT+9 (11:58 UTC), 110 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-05-07 11:58:09 UTC
Depth
110.4 km (68.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.667° S, 130.315° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14378 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.9Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 14369 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 5.0292 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14365 days ago · 100 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 5.3252 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14360 days ago · 138 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.2244 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14357 days ago · 151 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14354 days ago · 224 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 5.1282 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14343 days ago · 112 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 5.7Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14339 days ago · 87 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.5Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14338 days ago · 106 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14326 days ago · 157 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.1251 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14323 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Banda Sea · 14385 days ago · 121 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 5.0206 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14390 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 5.2252 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14393 days ago · 149 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.3Banda Sea · 14394 days ago · 192 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.5281 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14398 days ago · 98 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.4281 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14404 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034t9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.