M4.5 earthquake 286 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 286 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 3, 1985, 12:01 PM GMT+9 (03:01 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-03 03:01:44 UTC
- Depth
- 64.1 km (39.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.818° S, 130.456° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3236 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15206 days ago · 108 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.9264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15199 days ago · 116 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.7232 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15196 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.9Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 15190 days ago · 182 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.9Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 15188 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.5298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15166 days ago · 178 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.8Banda Sea · 15162 days ago · 207 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.9Banda Sea · 15157 days ago · 92 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.8Banda Sea · 15147 days ago · 145 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bk8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.