Indonesia earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 252 km W of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 252 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, May 31, 1987, 1:54 AM GMT+9 (16:54 UTC), 138 km (86 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 217 km W of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mw), moderate
Local time: Sun, May 31, 1987, 1:54 AM GMT+9
UTC: 1987-05-30 16:54:04 UTC
Depth: 137.6 km (85.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 6.064° S, 130.518° E
Region: Indonesia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035d3 (also filed as gcmtb053087b, gcmt19870530165405, iscgem468127). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC.