M5.3 earthquake 92 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 92 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Nov 13, 1985, 12:43 AM GMT+9 (15:43 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 159 km WNW 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 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-12 15:43:55 UTC
- Depth
- 113.5 km (70.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.900° N, 127.199° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4159 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14915 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.9134 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14902 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.1147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14869 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mq4 (also filed as iscgem510693). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.