M5.1 earthquake 296 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 296 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Oct 8, 1986, 4:30 AM GMT+9 (19:30 UTC), 189 km (118 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-07 19:30:22 UTC
- Depth
- 189.1 km (117.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.094° S, 130.114° 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 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1288 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14588 days ago · 132 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.5298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14585 days ago · 158 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.5210 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14576 days ago · 94 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.6Banda Sea · 14541 days ago · 167 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.0291 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14536 days ago · 126 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yry. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.