M5.6 earthquake 213 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 213 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia on Wed, Oct 1, 1986, 10:00 PM GMT+9 (13:00 UTC), 343 km (213 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-01 13:00:06 UTC
- Depth
- 342.5 km (212.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 5.579° S, 128.617° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5229 km SE of Ambon, Indonesia · 14575 days ago · 241 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7244 km S of Ambon, Indonesia · 14572 days ago · 414 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.1188 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia · 14563 days ago · 232 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.1246 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia · 14548 days ago · 277 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yjs (also filed as gcmtb100186a, gcmt19861001130006, iscgem482701). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:19 AM UTC.