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M4.7 earthquake Banda Sea

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Banda Sea on Fri, Feb 28, 1986, 12:13 AM GMT+9 (15:13 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Banda Sea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-02-27 15:13:17 UTC
Depth
147.2 km (91.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.691° S, 129.829° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14817 days ago · 155 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.9Banda Sea · 14814 days ago · 124 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 5.1284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14808 days ago · 174 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 5.3Banda Sea · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.1Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14797 days ago · 168 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.7Banda Sea · 14790 days ago · 197 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.5Banda Sea · 14774 days ago · 162 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14774 days ago · 151 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.7292 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 14771 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.6247 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14851 days ago · 123 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rc4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC.