M4.9 earthquake 42 km SE of Labuan, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 42 km SE of Labuan, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 14, 1986, 12:58 PM GMT+7 (05:58 UTC), 138 km (86 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 47 km NW of Labuan, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-14 05:58:16 UTC
- Depth
- 137.7 km (85.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.695° S, 106.053° 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 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002x4k. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.