M4.4 earthquake 139 km NW of Manado, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 139 km NW of Manado, Indonesia on Sat, Mar 30, 1985, 4:05 AM GMT+8 (20:05 UTC), 309 km (192 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 128 km WNW of Manado, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-29 20:05:17 UTC
- Depth
- 308.6 km (191.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 2.517° N, 124.139° 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 usp0002d9z. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.