M4.9 earthquake 264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Mon, Feb 11, 1985, 5:27 PM GMT+9 (08:27 UTC), 116 km (72 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-11 08:27:28 UTC
- Depth
- 115.5 km (71.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.844° S, 130.691° 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 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7232 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15196 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.9Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 15190 days ago · 182 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.9Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 15188 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.7Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.5298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15166 days ago · 178 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.9Banda Sea · 15157 days ago · 92 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.8Banda Sea · 15147 days ago · 145 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bte. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC.