M4.2 earthquake 295 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 295 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Oct 11, 1986, 12:36 PM GMT+9 (03:36 UTC), 121 km (75 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-11 03:36:23 UTC
- Depth
- 120.8 km (75.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.994° S, 130.457° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1288 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14598 days ago · 132 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.5298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14595 days ago · 158 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14568 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.6Banda Sea · 14551 days ago · 167 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.0291 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14547 days ago · 126 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.4281 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14543 days ago · 113 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yur. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.