Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Sep 12, 1987, 10:57 AM GMT+9 (01:57 UTC), 186 km (116 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1987-09-12 01:57:19 UTC
Depth
185.9 km (115.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.383° S, 130.374° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Banda Sea · 14258 days ago · 187 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 5.1Banda Sea · 14256 days ago · 124 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.7215 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14250 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.6Banda Sea · 14243 days ago · 145 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.7278 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14242 days ago · 193 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.9299 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14240 days ago · 104 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.9Banda Sea · 14223 days ago · 173 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 5.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14220 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 5.0264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14220 days ago · 135 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.6Banda Sea · 14216 days ago · 144 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.0283 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14215 days ago · 180 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.8Banda Sea · 14210 days ago · 162 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.7Banda Sea · 14210 days ago · 123 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.6209 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14207 days ago · 135 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14271 days ago · 184 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.8Banda Sea · 14280 days ago · 128 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.4267 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14281 days ago · 157 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.1Banda Sea · 14284 days ago · 134 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.7267 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14288 days ago · 85 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 5.4Banda Sea · 14289 days ago · 138 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.1282 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14291 days ago · 215 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.4190 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14293 days ago · 125 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00038b1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.