M4.7 earthquake 193 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 193 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia on Tue, Oct 29, 1985, 9:57 AM GMT+9 (00:57 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 181 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-29 00:57:12 UTC
- Depth
- 145.9 km (90.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.232° S, 131.116° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9181 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14924 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.2Banda Sea · 14907 days ago · 139 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002m86. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.