M4.7 earthquake 232 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 232 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, Feb 14, 1985, 8:30 AM GMT+9 (23:30 UTC), 75 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 171 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-13 23:30:37 UTC
- Depth
- 74.6 km (46.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.047° S, 130.698° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8171 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15180 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.5298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15166 days ago · 178 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bvu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.