Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 170 km W of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 170 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Jun 14, 1987, 9:22 PM GMT+9 (12:22 UTC), 33 km (21 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-06-14 12:22:56 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
5.804° S, 131.219° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 7.1217 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14350 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.6219 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14346 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.7159 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14343 days ago · 117 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.3100 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia · 14339 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.1251 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14331 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.2204 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14314 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 5.0245 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14314 days ago · 110 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.2244 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14364 days ago · 151 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 5.3252 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14367 days ago · 138 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035sp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC.