M4.6 earthquake 12 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Jan 14, 1985, 8:39 PM GMT+9 (11:39 UTC), 129 km (80 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 99 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia. 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-14 11:39:09 UTC
- Depth
- 128.6 km (79.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.824° N, 128.071° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.545 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15201 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.799 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15184 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.4108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15181 days ago · 226 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.195 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.4100 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15176 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.699 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15176 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.4103 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15174 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b15. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.