M4.8 earthquake 124 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 124 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 17, 1985, 7:04 PM GMT+9 (10:04 UTC), 238 km (148 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-17 10:04:49 UTC
- Depth
- 238.4 km (148.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.727° N, 128.522° 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 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5121 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15010 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.0109 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15010 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.3134 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15003 days ago · 69 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.7161 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14988 days ago · 95 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.771 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14980 days ago · 240 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002huv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.