M3.3 earthquake 77 km SSE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 77 km SSE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea on Wed, Nov 13, 1985, 2:11 AM GMT+9 (17:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 38 km ESE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea. 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
- 3.3 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-12 17:11:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.365° S, 141.455° E
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mq7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.