M3.9 earthquake 251 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 251 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 10, 1986, 2:52 AM GMT+9 (17:52 UTC), 151 km (94 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Banda Sea. 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-09 17:52:17 UTC
- Depth
- 150.7 km (93.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.084° S, 130.530° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Banda Sea · 14805 days ago · 124 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.1284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14799 days ago · 174 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.7Banda Sea · 14781 days ago · 197 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.0204 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14769 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.8282 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia · 14749 days ago · 225 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rpx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.