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Historic Earthquake
1985 Indonesia Earthquake
15 September 1985 · New Guinea, Irian Jaya · Indonesia
On 15 September 1985 at 02:42 UTC, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Indonesia (New Guinea, Irian Jaya), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Maoke Plate, 14 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 10 people and injured 7.
- Date
- 15 September 1985
- Time
- 02:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 7
- Plate
- Maoke Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20042004 Nabire Earthquake · M 7.132 deaths
- 2004February 2004 Nabire Earthquakes · M 7.3
- 19791979 Yapen Earthquake · M 7.9115 deaths
- 1943New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.6
- 1926New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 7.9
- 1916New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
- 1916New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
- 1914New Guinea, Irian Jaya · M 8.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth