M4.4 earthquake Banda Sea

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Banda Sea on Tue, Jan 22, 1985, 10:51 PM GMT+9 (13:51 UTC), 133 km (83 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b9g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.