M4.9 earthquake 77 km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 77 km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia on Sat, Jul 26, 1986, 10:00 AM GMT+8 (02:00 UTC), 194 km (121 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 80 km SSE of Gorontalo, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-26 02:00:10 UTC
- Depth
- 194.3 km (120.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.284° S, 123.000° 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: 3 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 usp0002whc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.