Indonesia earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 129 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 129 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia on Mon, Sep 23, 1985, 2:24 PM GMT+9 (05:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 110 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-09-23 05:24:36 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
4.126° S, 136.384° 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 2.2 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7108 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14973 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.9119 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14973 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.9107 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14968 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.4113 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14966 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.9103 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14958 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.5138 km E of Nabire, Indonesia · 14951 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.779 km ESE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14947 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 5.3110 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14931 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.9142 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14926 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 5.4123 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14986 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.9113 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14987 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.5102 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14987 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.6137 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14992 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.1176 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14993 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.7114 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14993 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.9122 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14993 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.988 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14994 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 5.1107 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14994 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 5.3110 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14994 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.898 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14994 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.9109 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14994 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 6.3104 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14994 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 5.5104 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14994 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 6.3115 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14994 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002k12. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC.