M5.4 earthquake 159 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 159 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Nov 21, 1985, 11:27 AM GMT+9 (02:27 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-21 02:27:18 UTC
- Depth
- 67.5 km (41.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.374° N, 126.729° 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
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- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9134 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14902 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.4166 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14899 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.1147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14869 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002n01 (also filed as gcmtb112185a, gcmt19851121022718, iscgem511347). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:10 AM UTC.