M4.5 earthquake 181 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 181 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia on Sat, Oct 4, 1986, 3:01 AM GMT+9 (18:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 101 km WSW of Abepura, 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-03 18:01:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.942° S, 139.038° 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 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.8119 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 14607 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.7116 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 14613 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.3151 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 14613 days ago · 53 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.2126 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 14613 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ync. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.