M4.0 earthquake 157 km NE of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 157 km NE of Tual, Indonesia on Tue, Nov 26, 1985, 2:11 PM GMT+9 (05:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 123 km NE 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-26 05:11:44 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.696° S, 133.821° 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
- 4.5123 km NE of Tual, Indonesia · 14916 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.5101 km NE of Tual, Indonesia · 14916 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.4106 km NE of Tual, Indonesia · 14916 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.2142 km NE of Tual, Indonesia · 14911 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.4111 km NNE of Tual, Indonesia · 14899 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002n7w. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:26 PM UTC.