M5.1 earthquake 95 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 95 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 11, 1985, 12:06 PM GMT+9 (03:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 100 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-11 03:06:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.132° N, 128.764° 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 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4100 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15170 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.699 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15170 days ago · 54 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.4103 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15168 days ago · 48 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.2101 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15164 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.7157 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15118 days ago · 212 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 5.1125 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.4108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15175 days ago · 226 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.799 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15178 days ago · 80 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.5136 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15193 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cqj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.