M3.9 earthquake 27 km NNE of Komodo, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 27 km NNE of Komodo, Indonesia on Tue, Jan 26, 1988, 5:03 PM GMT+8 (09:03 UTC), 199 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 37 km NE of Bima, 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
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-01-26 09:03:10 UTC
- Depth
- 198.9 km (123.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.364° S, 119.595° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.757 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 14098 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.564 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 14088 days ago · 193 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.237 km NE of Bima, Indonesia · 14073 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.337 km NE of Bima, Indonesia · 14073 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.545 km NE of Bima, Indonesia · 14073 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.140 km NNW of Komodo, Indonesia · 14072 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003cdw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.