M4.9 earthquake 295 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 295 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Thu, Jul 4, 1985, 2:24 PM GMT+9 (05:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 Banda Sea. This one was a foreshock.
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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
- 1985-07-04 05:24:59 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.073° S, 130.124° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2Banda Sea · 15054 days ago · 181 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.1270 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 15020 days ago · 176 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.5Banda Sea · 15013 days ago · 137 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002gdr. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.