M6.0 earthquake 120 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 120 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia on Tue, Apr 9, 1985, 4:15 AM GMT+9 (19:15 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-08 19:15:06 UTC
- Depth
- 13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.124° S, 136.268° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 27.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.2 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8121 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 15142 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.7141 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 15141 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dku (also filed as gcmtb040885b, gcmt19850408191509, atlas19850408191508, iscgem527102). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.