M5.0 earthquake 98 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 98 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 31, 1985, 12:52 PM GMT+9 (03:52 UTC), 241 km (150 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 71 km ENE 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-31 03:52:33 UTC
- Depth
- 241.2 km (149.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.413° N, 128.574° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6126 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15025 days ago · 225 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.8124 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15024 days ago · 238 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.5121 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15023 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.0109 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15023 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.753 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15016 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.3134 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15016 days ago · 69 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.771 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14993 days ago · 240 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002h8g. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:31 AM UTC.