M4.7 earthquake 20 km NE of Komodo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Komodo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 23, 1985, 1:53 PM GMT+8 (05:53 UTC), 188 km (117 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 54 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-23 05:53:26 UTC
- Depth
- 187.9 km (116.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.467° S, 119.626° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.632 km N of Bima, Indonesia · 14980 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.854 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 14966 days ago · 192 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j1j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.