Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 175 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 175 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 7:19 AM GMT+9 (22:19 UTC), 65 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 268 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-17 22:19:20 UTC
Depth
65.3 km (40.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.208° S, 131.279° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.2 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4149 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 167 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.0203 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 158 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.9220 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 156 days ago · 122 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.3204 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 152 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.8200 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 144 days ago · 126 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 6.2268 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 144 days ago · 137 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 16
  7. 4.9268 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 137 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.8136 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 130 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.4206 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 113 days ago · 96 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.3193 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 112 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.3195 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 182 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sqz7. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:14 AM UTC.