M5.1 earthquake 270 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 270 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 9, 1985, 6:43 AM GMT+9 (21:43 UTC), 176 km (109 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-08 21:43:10 UTC
- Depth
- 176.0 km (109.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.126° S, 130.364° 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 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002hh0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.