Indonesia earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 244 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 244 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 28, 1986, 12:46 AM GMT+9 (15:46 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.7 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-12-27 15:46:58 UTC
Depth
57.9 km (36.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.695° S, 130.816° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.6242 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14512 days ago · 102 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.7Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 14511 days ago · 124 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.1Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 14508 days ago · 137 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 5.1244 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14504 days ago · 153 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.9Banda Sea · 14504 days ago · 166 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.1286 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14489 days ago · 141 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Banda Sea · 14520 days ago · 132 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.1180 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 14521 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.4281 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14533 days ago · 113 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 5.0291 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14537 days ago · 126 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000316x (also filed as gcmtb122786b, gcmt19861227154700, iscgem479324). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.