M4.6 earthquake 166 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 166 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Nov 4, 1987, 11:04 AM GMT+9 (02:04 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 161 km WSW 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-04 02:04:29 UTC
- Depth
- 87.2 km (54.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.596° S, 131.252° 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 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.290 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia · 14202 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.498 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia · 14185 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.1152 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14184 days ago · 141 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.2230 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14177 days ago · 184 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.6220 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14167 days ago · 135 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.7161 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14145 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039vb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.