Indonesia earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 289 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 289 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 22, 1986, 2:40 PM GMT+9 (05:40 UTC), 149 km (92 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-08-22 05:40:36 UTC
Depth
148.7 km (92.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.152° S, 130.189° 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 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8191 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 123 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 5.7284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14618 days ago · 123 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.0Banda Sea · 14611 days ago · 150 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 5.1296 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14603 days ago · 189 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.2295 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14599 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 5.1288 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14596 days ago · 132 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.5298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14593 days ago · 158 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.1294 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14662 days ago · 163 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.6267 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14662 days ago · 164 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.3291 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14665 days ago · 92 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.5252 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14675 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.4Banda Sea · 14678 days ago · 212 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xds. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.