M4.3 earthquake 89 km N of Ambon, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 89 km N of Ambon, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 30, 1985, 5:01 AM GMT+9 (20:01 UTC), 96 km (60 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 79 km NNW of Ambon, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-29 20:01:53 UTC
- Depth
- 95.8 km (59.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.897° S, 128.061° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j8g. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.