M4.6 earthquake 126 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 126 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 16, 1985, 2:49 PM GMT+9 (05:49 UTC), 225 km (140 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 124 km NNE 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-16 05:49:04 UTC
- Depth
- 225.3 km (140.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.686° N, 128.624° 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
- 4.8124 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15011 days ago · 238 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.5121 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15010 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.0109 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15010 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.3134 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15003 days ago · 69 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.771 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14980 days ago · 240 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002htk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.