M4.9 earthquake 83 km SSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 83 km SSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia on Thu, Sep 5, 1985, 4:45 PM GMT+7 (09:45 UTC), 60 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 23 km SSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-05 09:45:36 UTC
- Depth
- 60.4 km (37.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.434° N, 95.858° 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 1.9 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 usp0002jeu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.