M4.2 earthquake 192 km S of Dampit, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 192 km S of Dampit, Indonesia on Tue, Apr 5, 1988, 7:13 AM GMT+7 (00:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 149 km S of Dampit, 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-04-05 00:13:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.944° S, 112.605° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2149 km S of Dampit, Indonesia · 14050 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.1145 km S of Kencong, Indonesia · 14037 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003epd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.