Indonesia earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 293 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 293 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Nov 22, 1987, 9:46 AM GMT+9 (00:46 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Banda Sea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1987-11-22 00:46:58 UTC
Depth
150.0 km (93.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.264° S, 130.177° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Banda Sea · 14187 days ago · 128 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.2230 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14186 days ago · 184 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 5.1Banda Sea · 14181 days ago · 119 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.5Banda Sea · 14180 days ago · 168 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.6220 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14176 days ago · 135 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 5.1278 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14174 days ago · 134 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.9Banda Sea · 14160 days ago · 153 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.0243 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14156 days ago · 161 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.7269 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14142 days ago · 125 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 5.1216 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14135 days ago · 116 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Banda Sea · 14195 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.7Banda Sea · 14211 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.8Banda Sea · 14211 days ago · 162 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.0283 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14216 days ago · 180 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.6Banda Sea · 14216 days ago · 144 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 5.0264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14220 days ago · 135 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 5.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14221 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.9Banda Sea · 14223 days ago · 173 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003abg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC.