M4.0 earthquake 243 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 243 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Dec 30, 1987, 12:45 PM GMT+9 (03:45 UTC), 161 km (100 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-30 03:45:36 UTC
- Depth
- 161.1 km (100.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.458° S, 130.713° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7161 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14155 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.7269 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14143 days ago · 125 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.1216 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14137 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.0239 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14128 days ago · 69 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.1265 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14123 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.4Banda Sea · 14121 days ago · 201 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.9290 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14119 days ago · 191 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.6277 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14116 days ago · 183 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.1280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14097 days ago · 103 km deep · 45 km away
Before
- 4.9Banda Sea · 14162 days ago · 153 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.1278 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14176 days ago · 134 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.6220 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14177 days ago · 135 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.5Banda Sea · 14182 days ago · 168 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.1Banda Sea · 14182 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003bng. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.