M4.6 earthquake 140 km NE of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 140 km NE of Tual, Indonesia on Fri, Oct 18, 1985, 6:11 PM GMT+9 (09:11 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-18 09:11:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.901° S, 133.795° 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 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0157 km NE of Tual, Indonesia · 14910 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.5123 km NE of Tual, Indonesia · 14909 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.5101 km NE of Tual, Indonesia · 14909 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.4106 km NE of Tual, Indonesia · 14909 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.2142 km NE of Tual, Indonesia · 14904 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.4111 km NNE of Tual, Indonesia · 14892 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kwx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.