M5.3 earthquake 191 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 191 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia on Sun, Mar 30, 1986, 2:28 PM GMT+9 (05:28 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 200 km SSW of Ternate, 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-30 05:28:39 UTC
- Depth
- 40.3 km (25.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.913° S, 127.027° 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 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.2200 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14778 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.9230 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14777 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.6198 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14773 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.6109 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14766 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.8199 km S of Sofifi, Indonesia · 14760 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002sen (also filed as iscgem502374). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.