M3.8 earthquake 200 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 200 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, May 14, 2026, 5:18 AM GMT+9 (20:18 UTC), 126 km (79 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 268 km WSW 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-05-13 20:18:41 UTC
- Depth
- 126.4 km (78.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.982° S, 130.979° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.9 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 101°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.2268 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 143 days ago · 137 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 16
- 4.9268 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 137 days ago · 123 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.5296 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 134 days ago · 152 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.4206 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 113 days ago · 96 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.3193 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 112 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.3241 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 103 days ago · 90 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.1285 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 99 days ago · 160 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.3252 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 93 days ago · 140 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sxjd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.