M4.2 earthquake 78 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 78 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Jul 14, 1985, 11:46 PM GMT+9 (14:46 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 38 km SSE 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-14 14:46:19 UTC
- Depth
- 92.6 km (57.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.938° N, 128.679° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4101 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15046 days ago · 65 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.098 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15035 days ago · 241 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.6126 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15019 days ago · 225 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.8124 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15018 days ago · 238 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.3134 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15010 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.738 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15000 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002gsp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.