Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 247 km W of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 247 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Mon, Feb 10, 1986, 5:01 AM GMT+9 (20:01 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 204 km W of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-02-09 20:01:38 UTC
Depth
116.4 km (72.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.050° S, 130.557° 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 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9204 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14834 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 5.6213 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14815 days ago · 80 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.9251 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14807 days ago · 151 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.9Banda Sea · 14806 days ago · 124 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 5.1284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14799 days ago · 174 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.7Banda Sea · 14781 days ago · 197 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.6247 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14842 days ago · 123 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 5.0298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14851 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.9185 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14863 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qvj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.