M5.0 earthquake 92 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 92 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 15, 1985, 8:29 AM GMT+9 (23:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 62 km N 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-14 23:29:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.287° N, 128.630° 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 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.798 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14900 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.882 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14894 days ago · 101 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.090 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14878 days ago · 247 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.262 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14843 days ago · 106 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002nvn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.