M6.2 earthquake 256 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 256 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 5, 1969, 10:52 PM GMT+9 (13:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.7 250 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-03-05 13:52:05 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.046° N, 128.115° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.9255 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21028 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
- 6.0231 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21007 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
- 6.7250 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 21007 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.7293 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 21004 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
Before
- 6.2206 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21041 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
- 6.4187 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21042 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
- 6.4199 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21042 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.5231 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21045 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 6.4220 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21045 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.9284 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21058 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem810572. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:39 AM UTC.