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M4.9 earthquake Banda Sea

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Banda Sea on Thu, Oct 17, 1985, 9:44 PM GMT+9 (12:44 UTC), 165 km (102 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-10-17 12:44:59 UTC
Depth
164.5 km (102.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.491° S, 130.015° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 14912 days ago · 154 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.7Banda Sea · 14905 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.8Banda Sea · 14900 days ago · 164 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 4.7232 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14954 days ago · 124 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 5.0282 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14962 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 5.1Banda Sea · 14969 days ago · 179 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 5.9Banda Sea · 14973 days ago · 147 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 5.0Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 14975 days ago · 76 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kvq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.