M4.4 earthquake 270 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 270 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 27, 2026, 4:02 AM GMT+9 (19:02 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 253 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-26 19:02:58 UTC
- Depth
- 132.0 km (82.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.217° S, 130.382° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.6 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 47°
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 since this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1280 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 26 days ago · 124 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.8253 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 11 days ago · 134 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.8289 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 8 days ago · 84 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.6223 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 5 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tc0v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.