M4.1 earthquake 201 km S of Praya, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 201 km S of Praya, Indonesia on Wed, May 7, 1986, 3:16 AM GMT+8 (19:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 193 km S of Lembar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-06 19:16:53 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.518° S, 116.404° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9193 km S of Lembar, Indonesia · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.9163 km SSE of Praya, Indonesia · 14724 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5179 km SSE of Praya, Indonesia · 14724 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tk9. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.