Earthquake details

Sunday, February 17, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, February 17, 1985 at 21:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 172.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.038 and latitude -4.762.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-4.762, 134.038
UTC time	1985-02-17 21:36:52.120

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-02-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	172.1 km
Nabire	225.3 km
Manokwari	434.1 km
Sorong	531.1 km
Wamena	550.0 km
Masohi	586.0 km
Amahai	590.0 km
Ambon City	660.7 km
Abepura	771.2 km
Jayapura	782.4 km
Merauke	817.8 km
Darwin	926.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	240.0 km
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M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	230.5 km

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