M4.6 earthquake 229 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 229 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Apr 12, 1985, 12:18 PM GMT+8 (04:18 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 230 km NW 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
- 1985-04-12 04:18:33 UTC
- Depth
- 61.6 km (38.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.569° N, 127.061° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2230 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15126 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.2240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15113 days ago · 77 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dqv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.