M3.5 earthquake 138 km E of Nabire, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 138 km E of Nabire, Indonesia on Mon, Oct 28, 1985, 8:46 AM GMT+9 (23:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 79 km ESE of Nabire, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-27 23:46:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.603° S, 136.728° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.779 km ESE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14936 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.3110 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.9142 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14914 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.8Papua, Indonesia · 14906 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.1114 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14882 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002m6j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.