M4.8 earthquake 191 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 191 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Tue, Aug 26, 1986, 4:53 PM GMT+9 (07:53 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 288 km WSW of Tual, 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-26 07:53:33 UTC
- Depth
- 122.8 km (76.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.990° S, 131.063° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.8130 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14620 days ago · 225 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.1288 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14588 days ago · 132 km deep · 97 km away
- 6.4151 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia · 14585 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xj9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.