M5.0 earthquake 143 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 143 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Jul 5, 1985, 12:27 AM GMT+9 (15:27 UTC), 229 km (142 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 121 km N 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-04 15:27:52 UTC
- Depth
- 229.0 km (142.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.930° N, 128.490° 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 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.098 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15028 days ago · 241 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.6126 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15012 days ago · 225 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.8124 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15011 days ago · 238 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.5121 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15010 days ago · 66 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.0109 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15010 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.3134 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15003 days ago · 69 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ge7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.