M4.4 earthquake 98 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 98 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Nov 22, 1987, 3:47 PM GMT+9 (06:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 106 km NW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-22 06:47:04 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.236° S, 131.955° 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
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- 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1152 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14184 days ago · 141 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.7106 km NW of Tual, Indonesia · 14128 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003abu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.