Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 210 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 210 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Oct 26, 1986, 12:16 PM GMT+9 (03:16 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 165 km W of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-10-26 03:16:38 UTC
Depth
94.1 km (58.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.054° S, 130.895° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0177 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14566 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.6165 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14560 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 5.0291 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14537 days ago · 126 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.4281 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14533 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.1180 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 14520 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.4232 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14516 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.5298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14585 days ago · 158 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 5.1288 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14588 days ago · 132 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 5.1296 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14595 days ago · 189 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002zc0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.