M4.5 earthquake 45 km NE of Bima, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 45 km NE of Bima, Indonesia on Tue, Mar 22, 1988, 4:35 PM GMT+8 (08:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-03-22 08:35:28 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.143° S, 118.988° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.140 km NNW of Komodo, Indonesia · 14073 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.427 km S of Dompu, Indonesia · 14063 days ago · 118 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.431 km W of Komodo, Indonesia · 14061 days ago · 118 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003e6v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.