Indonesia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 107 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 107 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia on Sun, Sep 15, 1985, 2:35 PM GMT+9 (05:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 123 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-09-15 05:35:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
4.290° S, 135.788° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.988 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14982 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.9122 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14982 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.7114 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14981 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.1176 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14981 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.6137 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14981 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.5102 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14976 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.9113 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14975 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 5.4123 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14974 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 5.2129 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14974 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.7108 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14962 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.9119 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14961 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.9107 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14956 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 4.4113 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14954 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 4.9103 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14947 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.779 km ESE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14936 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 5.3110 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14982 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.898 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14982 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.9109 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14982 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 6.3104 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14982 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 5.5104 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14982 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 6.3115 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14982 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jsr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC.