M4.4 earthquake 232 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 232 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, Dec 25, 1986, 10:17 AM GMT+9 (01:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 217 km W 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-12-25 01:17:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.276° S, 130.681° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1244 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14510 days ago · 153 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.3217 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14496 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.2251 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia · 14480 days ago · 235 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000314e. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.