M4.0 earthquake 177 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 177 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Nov 5, 1986, 1:20 PM GMT+9 (04:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 165 km W of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-05 04:20:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.219° S, 131.257° 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
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- 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6165 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14560 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.1180 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 14520 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.7244 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14514 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.6242 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14511 days ago · 102 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002zpv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.