Indonesia earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 213 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 213 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Mar 2, 1986, 1:41 AM GMT+9 (16:41 UTC), 80 km (49 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.6 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-03-01 16:41:40 UTC
Depth
79.5 km (49.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.300° S, 130.949° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9251 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14807 days ago · 151 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 5.1284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14799 days ago · 174 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.7Banda Sea · 14781 days ago · 197 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 5.0204 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14769 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 5.2140 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14767 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.9204 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14833 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.7247 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14835 days ago · 116 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.6247 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14842 days ago · 123 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002re0 (also filed as gcmtb030186b, gcmt19860301164140, iscgem499496). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.