M4.7 earthquake 197 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 197 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, May 24, 1986, 11:22 AM GMT+9 (02:22 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-24 02:22:59 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.234° S, 131.013° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7150 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia · 14730 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.1181 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14713 days ago · 96 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.4230 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.6221 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14698 days ago · 139 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.8221 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14698 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002uby. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.