M4.4 earthquake 27 km S of Dompu, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 27 km S of Dompu, Indonesia on Fri, Apr 1, 1988, 3:49 PM GMT+8 (07:49 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 40 km SE of Sumbawa Besar, 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-04-01 07:49:35 UTC
- Depth
- 118.0 km (73.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.780° S, 118.504° 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
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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
- 4.431 km W of Komodo, Indonesia · 14061 days ago · 118 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.940 km SE of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 14059 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.176 km SSW of Dompu, Indonesia · 14018 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003ehr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.