M5.1 earthquake 216 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 216 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Tue, Jan 19, 1988, 9:32 PM GMT+9 (12:32 UTC), 116 km (72 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-01-19 12:32:06 UTC
- Depth
- 115.7 km (71.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.719° S, 130.796° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0239 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14118 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.9290 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14109 days ago · 191 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.1185 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia · 14088 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.4248 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14080 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.4277 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14073 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003c6a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.