M4.7 earthquake 205 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 205 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Mar 26, 1988, 4:41 PM GMT+9 (07:41 UTC), 174 km (108 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-03-26 07:41:55 UTC
- Depth
- 173.9 km (108.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.272° S, 131.878° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4182 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 14058 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.3174 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14051 days ago · 135 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.2188 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14017 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003ebc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.