Earthquake details

Saturday, May 24, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, May 24, 1986 at 17:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 120.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.837 and latitude -5.622.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-5.622, 133.837
UTC time	1986-05-24 17:35:53.520

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-05-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	120.2 km
Nabire	312.2 km
Manokwari	530.4 km
Wamena	591.8 km
Masohi	599.0 km
Sorong	600.5 km
Amahai	601.9 km
Ambon City	662.9 km
Merauke	793.2 km
Abepura	826.2 km
Darwin	829.4 km
Jayapura	837.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	211.2 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	97.6 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	192.3 km

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