M4.5 earthquake 298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Mar 16, 1985, 4:44 AM GMT+9 (19:44 UTC), 178 km (110 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 Banda Sea. 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
- 1985-03-15 19:44:07 UTC
- Depth
- 177.6 km (110.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.602° S, 130.233° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Banda Sea · 15162 days ago · 207 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.9Banda Sea · 15157 days ago · 92 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.8Banda Sea · 15147 days ago · 145 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.9Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 15131 days ago · 116 km deep · 51 km away
Before
- 4.9Banda Sea · 15169 days ago · 170 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.6Banda Sea · 15176 days ago · 192 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.7Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.9Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 15190 days ago · 182 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.7232 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15196 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cx9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.