Indonesia earthquakes

M6.3 earthquake 104 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 104 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia on Sun, Sep 15, 1985, 11:42 AM GMT+9 (02:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.3 (mw), strong
Local time: Sun, Sep 15, 1985, 11:42 AM GMT+9
UTC: 1985-09-15 02:42:54 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 4.130° S, 136.049° 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: 30.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Timika, IndonesiaPopulation 142,909. Forecast88 kmNW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jsf (also filed as gcmtb091585b, gcmt19850915024254, atlas19850915024255, iscgem515798). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.