M4.6 earthquake 19 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia on Thu, May 9, 1985, 1:25 AM GMT+8 (17:25 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 59 km ENE of Pototano, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-08 17:25:54 UTC
- Depth
- 116.3 km (72.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.702° S, 118.513° 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 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.359 km ENE of Pototano, Indonesia · 15107 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.244 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia · 15106 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.852 km NE of Pototano, Indonesia · 15064 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.632 km ESE of Bima, Indonesia · 15059 days ago · 161 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ejg. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC.