M4.1 earthquake 40 km NNW of Komodo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 40 km NNW of Komodo, Indonesia on Tue, Mar 22, 1988, 9:25 PM GMT+8 (13:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 33 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-03-22 13:25:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.256° S, 119.342° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.431 km W of Komodo, Indonesia · 14060 days ago · 118 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.233 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 14054 days ago · 184 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.522 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 14051 days ago · 161 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 4.545 km NE of Bima, Indonesia · 14073 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.337 km NE of Bima, Indonesia · 14073 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.237 km NE of Bima, Indonesia · 14073 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.564 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 14088 days ago · 193 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.757 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 14099 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003e71. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.