M5.0 earthquake 122 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 122 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Apr 30, 1986, 9:54 AM GMT+9 (00:54 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 181 km W of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-30 00:54:38 UTC
- Depth
- 52.3 km (32.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.480° S, 131.653° 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 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0146 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14765 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.7197 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia · 14743 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.7150 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia · 14731 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.1181 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14714 days ago · 96 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tby. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC.