M4.9 earthquake 123 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 123 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia on Sun, Apr 7, 1985, 1:57 AM GMT+9 (16:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 120 km SE of Nabire, 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-06 16:57:13 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.085° S, 136.349° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.0120 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 15142 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.8121 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 15142 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.7141 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dhz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.