M4.1 earthquake 152 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 152 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Nov 22, 1987, 7:41 PM GMT+9 (10:41 UTC), 141 km (87 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 216 km W 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-22 10:41:34 UTC
- Depth
- 140.6 km (87.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.730° S, 131.375° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2230 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14183 days ago · 184 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.6220 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14172 days ago · 135 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.7161 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14151 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.1216 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14132 days ago · 116 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003ac2. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC.