M5.2 earthquake 227 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 227 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Sat, Oct 19, 1985, 2:28 PM GMT+9 (05:28 UTC), 69 km (43 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
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-19 05:28:48 UTC
- Depth
- 69.1 km (42.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.479° S, 130.702° 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 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7193 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14950 days ago · 146 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.9181 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14934 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.2Banda Sea · 14918 days ago · 139 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kxh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.