M4.7 earthquake 149 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 149 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 16, 1987, 8:45 PM GMT+9 (11:45 UTC), 86 km (53 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-16 11:45:44 UTC
- Depth
- 85.9 km (53.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.632° S, 131.401° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7215 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14241 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
- 6.4193 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14234 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.9167 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14226 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.8192 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14225 days ago · 79 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037k5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.