Indonesia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 17, 1986, 9:40 PM GMT+9 (12:40 UTC), 174 km (108 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-03-17 12:40:07 UTC
Depth
174.3 km (108.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.188° S, 130.241° 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 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Banda Sea · 14790 days ago · 197 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 5.0204 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14778 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.5Banda Sea · 14775 days ago · 162 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.8282 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia · 14758 days ago · 225 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.4291 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14748 days ago · 138 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Banda Sea · 14814 days ago · 124 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.9251 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14816 days ago · 151 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 5.6213 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14824 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.7Banda Sea · 14826 days ago · 147 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rxr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.