M4.7 earthquake 161 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 161 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Sep 10, 1985, 3:18 AM GMT+9 (18:18 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 188 km NW 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-09 18:18:50 UTC
- Depth
- 94.6 km (58.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.170° N, 127.793° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9188 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14954 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.582 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14950 days ago · 185 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 5.1197 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15008 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.0109 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15011 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.5121 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15011 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.8124 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15012 days ago · 238 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jjx. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.