M5.2 earthquake 259 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 259 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Mon, Jun 16, 1986, 6:55 PM GMT+9 (09:55 UTC), 78 km (49 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-16 09:55:17 UTC
- Depth
- 78.3 km (48.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.907° S, 130.782° 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 2.2 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4204 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14707 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.4Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 14696 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.5280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14691 days ago · 166 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.6221 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14688 days ago · 139 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.9279 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14677 days ago · 88 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.5252 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14666 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.6267 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 164 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.1294 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 163 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002v3g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.