M4.1 earthquake 265 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 265 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Tue, Feb 2, 1988, 1:16 PM GMT+9 (04:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 Banda Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-02-02 04:16:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.591° S, 130.554° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4Banda Sea · 14111 days ago · 201 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.9290 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14109 days ago · 191 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.6277 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14105 days ago · 183 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.1280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14087 days ago · 103 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.6Banda Sea · 14085 days ago · 146 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.5285 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 14083 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.4248 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14080 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.4277 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14073 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.6276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14065 days ago · 113 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.0298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14059 days ago · 124 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.7Banda Sea · 14056 days ago · 159 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003cnb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.