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M4.7 earthquake Banda Sea

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Banda Sea on Fri, Apr 4, 1986, 5:24 PM GMT+9 (08:24 UTC), 197 km (122 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 267 km W of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-04-04 08:24:50 UTC
Depth
196.9 km (122.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.318° S, 130.124° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Banda Sea · 14766 days ago · 162 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.8282 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia · 14749 days ago · 225 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.4291 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14739 days ago · 138 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 5.0267 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14738 days ago · 245 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.3Banda Sea · 14738 days ago · 152 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.6Banda Sea · 14737 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 5.3Banda Sea · 14797 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 5.1284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14799 days ago · 174 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.9Banda Sea · 14805 days ago · 124 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.9251 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14807 days ago · 151 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002snc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.