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M4.8 earthquake 192 km W of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 192 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Mon, Oct 12, 1987, 8:51 PM GMT+9 (11:51 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1987-10-12 11:51:03 UTC
Depth
78.9 km (49.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.611° S, 131.011° 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 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6166 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14212 days ago · 87 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.1152 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14193 days ago · 141 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.2230 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14186 days ago · 184 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.6220 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14176 days ago · 135 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.9167 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14236 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.7278 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14242 days ago · 193 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 6.4193 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14243 days ago · 74 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.7215 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14251 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000396q. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.