M5.0 earthquake 146 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 146 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Fri, May 2, 1986, 6:43 AM GMT+9 (21:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 204 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-01 21:43:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.224° S, 131.568° 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
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- 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 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3138 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14734 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.4204 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14716 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.1181 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14712 days ago · 96 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tdr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.