M5.6 earthquake 153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, May 10, 1985, 3:22 AM GMT+9 (18:22 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
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-09 18:22:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.356° N, 126.777° 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 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2146 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15111 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.0165 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15100 days ago · 176 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.992 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15070 days ago · 164 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.8134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15062 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 5.6137 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15118 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.1136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15124 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.1151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15133 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.6139 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15135 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.5156 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.5147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.9151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.7134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.5151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 7.0142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15137 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.7113 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15138 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ekx (also filed as gcmtb050985b, gcmt19850509182248, iscgem524549). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.