M5.3 earthquake 110 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 110 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia on Sun, Nov 17, 1985, 2:50 PM GMT+9 (05:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-17 05:50:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.063° S, 136.202° 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 2.3 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9142 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14915 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.8Papua, Indonesia · 14907 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.1114 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 14882 days ago · 48 km deep · 4 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mvm (also filed as gcmtb111785a, gcmt19851117055020, iscgem511042). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.