M3.5 earthquake 231 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 231 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Oct 9, 1985, 7:56 AM GMT+9 (22:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 227 km W of Tual, Indonesia. 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
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-08 22:56:37 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.208° S, 130.709° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7232 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14960 days ago · 124 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.2227 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14954 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.7219 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia · 14951 days ago · 213 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.9181 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14929 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.2Banda Sea · 14912 days ago · 139 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002km0. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:51 AM UTC.