M4.3 earthquake 291 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 291 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 7, 1986, 10:08 AM GMT+9 (01:08 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 267 km WSW 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-07 01:08:26 UTC
- Depth
- 91.9 km (57.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.031° S, 130.152° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6267 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 164 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.1294 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14654 days ago · 163 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.9289 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 149 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.7284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14610 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002wxv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.