M4.9 earthquake 181 km W of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 181 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Nov 13, 1985, 4:34 PM GMT+9 (07:34 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 242 km W of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-13 07:34:30 UTC
- Depth
- 53.3 km (33.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.599° 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 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Banda Sea · 14906 days ago · 139 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.0242 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14878 days ago · 101 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.1147 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14870 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mqw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.