Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 242 km W of Tual, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 242 km W of Tual, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 29, 1985, 4:30 AM GMT+9 (19:30 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 147 km W of Tual, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-12-28 19:30:37 UTC
Depth
101.0 km (62.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.950° S, 130.588° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1147 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14870 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.9185 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14863 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 5.0298 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14851 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.6247 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 14842 days ago · 123 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.7247 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14835 days ago · 116 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.9204 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 14833 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Banda Sea · 14889 days ago · 159 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.8Banda Sea · 14900 days ago · 164 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.7Banda Sea · 14905 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.2Banda Sea · 14906 days ago · 139 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002phh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.