Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 247 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 247 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 2, 1986, 3:50 PM GMT+9 (06:50 UTC), 123 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 213 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-02-02 06:50:21 UTC
Depth
123.4 km (76.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.257° S, 130.604° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7247 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14841 days ago · 116 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.9204 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14840 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.7Banda Sea · 14823 days ago · 147 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 5.6213 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14821 days ago · 80 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.9251 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14813 days ago · 151 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.9Banda Sea · 14811 days ago · 124 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 5.1284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14805 days ago · 174 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 5.0298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14857 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.9185 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14869 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.7192 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 14878 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qnd. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.