M4.4 earthquake 291 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 291 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Fri, May 16, 1986, 7:49 PM GMT+9 (10:49 UTC), 138 km (86 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 267 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-16 10:49:37 UTC
- Depth
- 137.7 km (85.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.590° S, 130.303° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0267 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14739 days ago · 245 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.3Banda Sea · 14739 days ago · 152 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.6Banda Sea · 14737 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.2259 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14709 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.4204 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14707 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.4Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 14696 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.5280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14692 days ago · 166 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.6221 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14688 days ago · 139 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.8221 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14687 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002u2h. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.