Earthquake details

Thursday, January 24, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 24, 1985 at 12:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 355.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.125 and latitude -7.467.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.6 km
Coordinates	-7.467, 130.125
UTC time	1985-01-24 12:29:32.440

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-01-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	355.4 km
Ambon City	471.7 km
Amahai	478.4 km
Masohi	481.4 km
Dili	516.2 km
Darwin	561.5 km
Atambua	604.6 km
Kefamenanu	659.6 km
Soe	695.8 km
Sorong	744.1 km
Nabire	750.9 km
Sanana	757.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	310.9 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	368.2 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	307.3 km

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