M4.8 earthquake 286 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 286 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, May 16, 1985, 11:59 AM GMT+9 (02:59 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 296 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-16 02:59:47 UTC
- Depth
- 113.1 km (70.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.300° S, 130.251° 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 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5Banda Sea · 15104 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.0Banda Sea · 15101 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.7Banda Sea · 15100 days ago · 150 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.4Banda Sea · 15094 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.2296 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15090 days ago · 119 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.8256 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15071 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.9295 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 15057 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.2Banda Sea · 15055 days ago · 181 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002evy. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.