M4.6 earthquake 276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 276 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Mar 20, 1988, 7:13 PM GMT+9 (10:13 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 182 km SW 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
- 1988-03-20 10:13:18 UTC
- Depth
- 113.0 km (70.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.914° S, 130.613° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14068 days ago · 124 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.4182 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 14058 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.2179 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14038 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.9297 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 14037 days ago · 150 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.0253 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14032 days ago · 122 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.2291 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14018 days ago · 97 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003e4p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC.