M5.3 earthquake 134 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 134 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 25, 1985, 8:51 PM GMT+9 (11:51 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 71 km ENE 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
- 5.3 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-25 11:51:57 UTC
- Depth
- 69.3 km (43.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.727° N, 128.706° 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 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.771 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14989 days ago · 240 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.582 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14958 days ago · 185 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 5.0109 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15018 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.5121 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15019 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.8124 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15019 days ago · 238 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.6126 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15021 days ago · 225 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.098 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15037 days ago · 241 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j4p (also filed as gcmtb082585b, gcmt19850825115155, iscgem518884). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:09 PM UTC.