Indonesia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 221 km W of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 221 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Mon, Jul 7, 1986, 2:42 AM GMT+9 (17:42 UTC), 139 km (86 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 221 km W of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-07-06 17:42:59 UTC
Depth
139.1 km (86.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.011° S, 130.790° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8221 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14687 days ago · 80 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.9279 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14677 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.5252 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14666 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.3291 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14656 days ago · 92 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.6267 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 164 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.1294 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 163 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.9289 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 149 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.8191 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14637 days ago · 123 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.5280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14691 days ago · 166 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 5.1181 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14702 days ago · 96 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 5.4204 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14707 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 5.2259 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14708 days ago · 78 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vrq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.