M4.3 earthquake 174 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 174 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, Apr 14, 1988, 5:38 AM GMT+9 (20:38 UTC), 135 km (84 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-04-13 20:38:38 UTC
- Depth
- 135.3 km (84.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.108° S, 132.206° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2188 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14018 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.3143 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia · 13993 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003f0d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.