M4.1 earthquake 294 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 294 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 9, 1986, 12:22 PM GMT+9 (03:22 UTC), 163 km (101 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 289 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-09 03:22:51 UTC
- Depth
- 162.9 km (101.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.532° S, 130.250° 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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9289 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 149 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.7284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14610 days ago · 123 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.0Banda Sea · 14603 days ago · 150 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.1296 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14595 days ago · 189 km deep · 51 km away
Before
- 4.6267 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14655 days ago · 164 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.3291 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14657 days ago · 92 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.6Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14666 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.5252 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14667 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.4Banda Sea · 14670 days ago · 212 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.9279 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14677 days ago · 88 km deep · 48 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002wzy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.