M5.0 earthquake 282 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 282 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Oct 5, 1985, 6:59 PM GMT+9 (09:59 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-05 09:59:06 UTC
- Depth
- 60.8 km (37.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.534° S, 130.369° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7232 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14955 days ago · 124 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.9Banda Sea · 14950 days ago · 165 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.7193 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14939 days ago · 146 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.8Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 14912 days ago · 154 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.2Banda Sea · 14906 days ago · 139 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.7Banda Sea · 14905 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kgd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.