M5.0 earthquake 298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Fri, Jan 24, 1986, 2:27 PM GMT+9 (05:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 213 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-24 05:27:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.727° S, 130.285° 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 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6247 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14843 days ago · 123 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.7247 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14835 days ago · 116 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.7Banda Sea · 14817 days ago · 147 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.6213 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14815 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.9251 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14807 days ago · 151 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.9Banda Sea · 14806 days ago · 124 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.1284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14799 days ago · 174 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.3Banda Sea · 14797 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qcr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.