M4.7 earthquake 150 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 150 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, Jun 5, 1986, 2:55 PM GMT+9 (05:55 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-05 05:55:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.163° S, 131.472° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1181 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14703 days ago · 96 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.4230 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia · 14693 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ut8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.