M4.5 earthquake 136 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 136 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Feb 16, 1985, 4:16 PM GMT+9 (07:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 203 km NNE 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-16 07:16:43 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.569° N, 128.906° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6203 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15191 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.799 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 80 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.1193 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15178 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.4108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15176 days ago · 226 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.8186 km W of Tobi Village, Palau · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.1125 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.195 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.4100 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.699 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15170 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.4103 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15169 days ago · 48 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.2101 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.7157 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15136 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002by8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.