M4.5 earthquake 82 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 82 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Oct 18, 1985, 2:56 AM GMT+9 (17:56 UTC), 185 km (115 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 134 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-17 17:56:01 UTC
- Depth
- 185.2 km (115.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.475° N, 127.994° 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 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kvv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC.