Indonesia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 296 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 296 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 8, 2026, 8:03 AM GMT+9 (23:03 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-07-07 23:03:23 UTC
Depth
81.2 km (50.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.690° S, 130.293° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5228 km SW of Tual, Indonesia · 79 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.5285 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 78 days ago · 94 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.3286 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 75 days ago · 141 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.4Banda Sea · 75 days ago · 91 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.2Banda Sea · 71 days ago · 191 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.1Banda Sea · 63 days ago · 154 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.6Banda Sea · 53 days ago · 173 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.8Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 53 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.4Banda Sea · 52 days ago · 194 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.5Banda Sea · 49 days ago · 168 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.4Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 48 days ago · 167 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.5Banda Sea · 43 days ago · 171 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.4270 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 38 days ago · 134 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.1280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 36 days ago · 124 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.3252 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 92 days ago · 140 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 5.1285 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 98 days ago · 160 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.3Banda Sea · 99 days ago · 159 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.6Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 100 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.3241 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 102 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.8Banda Sea · 103 days ago · 137 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.4206 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 111 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t0e8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.