M4.6 earthquake 122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Jun 18, 1985, 6:31 PM GMT+9 (09:31 UTC), 229 km (143 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 143 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-18 09:31:13 UTC
- Depth
- 229.4 km (142.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.727° N, 128.491° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0143 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15067 days ago · 229 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.278 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15057 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.4101 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15051 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.098 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15040 days ago · 241 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.6126 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15024 days ago · 225 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fyj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.