Indonesia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 288 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 288 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Oct 15, 1986, 4:04 AM GMT+9 (19:04 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-10-14 19:04:13 UTC
Depth
131.8 km (81.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.292° S, 130.236° 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 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14593 days ago · 158 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.5210 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14584 days ago · 94 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 14566 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.6Banda Sea · 14550 days ago · 167 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 5.0291 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14545 days ago · 126 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.4281 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14541 days ago · 113 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.2295 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14599 days ago · 121 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 5.1296 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14603 days ago · 189 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.0Banda Sea · 14611 days ago · 150 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 5.7284 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14618 days ago · 123 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yya. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC.