M4.8 earthquake 82 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 82 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Dec 22, 1985, 10:59 PM GMT+9 (13:59 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 62 km N 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-22 13:59:30 UTC
- Depth
- 101.3 km (62.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.361° N, 128.408° 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 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.090 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14875 days ago · 247 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.262 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14840 days ago · 106 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.7106 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14833 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002p8b. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.