M4.7 earthquake 161 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 161 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Fri, Jan 1, 1988, 8:50 AM GMT+9 (23:50 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-31 23:50:17 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.210° S, 131.410° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1216 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14126 days ago · 116 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.0239 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14117 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
- 6.2137 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 14108 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003bq0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.