M5.2 earthquake 101 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 101 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Mar 17, 1985, 9:22 PM GMT+9 (12:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-17 12:22:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.082° N, 128.854° 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 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.4103 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15169 days ago · 48 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.699 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15171 days ago · 54 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.4100 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
- 5.195 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.1125 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15171 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.4108 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15176 days ago · 226 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.799 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15179 days ago · 80 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.5136 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15194 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002czd (also filed as iscgem530340). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.