M4.9 earthquake 204 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 204 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Tue, Feb 11, 1986, 1:13 PM GMT+9 (04:13 UTC), 81 km (50 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-11 04:13:17 UTC
- Depth
- 80.6 km (50.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.691° S, 130.908° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- 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 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.6213 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14815 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.9251 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14807 days ago · 151 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.1284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14799 days ago · 174 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qww. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.