M5.0 earthquake 131 km WSW of Nabire, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 131 km WSW of Nabire, Indonesia on Tue, Apr 22, 1986, 10:18 PM GMT+9 (13:18 UTC), 154 km (96 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-22 13:18:21 UTC
- Depth
- 154.4 km (95.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.762° S, 134.389° 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 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7113 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia · 14761 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.9138 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia · 14761 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002t3x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.