M5.2 earthquake 211 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 211 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 30, 1985, 6:22 AM GMT+8 (22:22 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 151 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-29 22:22:05 UTC
- Depth
- 73.0 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.898° N, 126.510° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8171 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15190 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.1241 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15183 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.7151 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15172 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.9Molucca Sea · 15170 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bfq (also filed as iscgem535555). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.