M4.4 earthquake 277 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 277 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Mar 12, 1988, 8:45 PM GMT+9 (11:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 298 km WSW of Tual, 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
- 1988-03-12 11:45:59 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.297° S, 130.339° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14077 days ago · 113 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.0298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14071 days ago · 124 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.7Banda Sea · 14068 days ago · 159 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.0253 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14034 days ago · 122 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003dw7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.