M4.7 earthquake 53 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 53 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 25, 1985, 4:14 AM GMT+9 (19:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 38 km SSE 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-24 19:14:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.156° N, 127.791° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.738 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15003 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.771 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14990 days ago · 240 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.582 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14959 days ago · 185 km deep · 42 km away
Before
- 5.0109 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15019 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.5121 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15020 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.194 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15030 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.098 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15038 days ago · 241 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j3u. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.