M3.4 earthquake 230 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 230 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 2, 1986, 6:00 AM GMT+9 (21:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 260 km ESE of Amahai, 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
- 3.4 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-01 21:00:43 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.542° S, 130.983° 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 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1260 km ESE of Amahai, Indonesia · 14655 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.3249 km NW of Tual, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.8219 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vmx. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:26 AM UTC.