M4.6 earthquake 274 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 274 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Mar 19, 1988, 12:47 AM GMT+9 (15:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 205 km SSW 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-03-18 15:47:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.948° S, 131.863° 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 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003e2y. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.