Indonesia earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 119 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 119 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia on Sun, Oct 6, 1985, 10:34 AM GMT+9 (01:34 UTC), 33 km (21 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
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-10-06 01:34:13 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
4.161° S, 136.221° 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 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9107 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14964 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.4113 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14962 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.9103 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14954 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.5138 km E of Nabire, Indonesia · 14947 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.779 km ESE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14943 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 5.3110 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14927 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.9142 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14922 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.7108 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14969 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 5.2129 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14982 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 5.4123 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14982 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.9113 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14983 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.5102 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14983 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.6137 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14988 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.1176 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14989 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.7114 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14989 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.9122 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14989 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.988 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14989 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 5.1107 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14990 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 5.3110 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14990 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.898 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14990 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.9109 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14990 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 6.3104 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14990 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 5.5104 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14990 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 6.3115 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14990 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kh7. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.