M4.1 earthquake 282 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 282 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 16, 1987, 12:52 PM GMT+9 (03:52 UTC), 215 km (133 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 193 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-16 03:52:44 UTC
- Depth
- 214.5 km (133.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.746° S, 130.209° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4267 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14280 days ago · 157 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.8Banda Sea · 14279 days ago · 128 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.6276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14263 days ago · 186 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.8Banda Sea · 14257 days ago · 187 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.1Banda Sea · 14255 days ago · 124 km deep · 67 km away
- 6.4193 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14242 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.7278 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14241 days ago · 193 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.8192 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14233 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037k2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.