M5.9 earthquake 255 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 255 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Mar 6, 1969, 1:11 AM GMT+9 (16:11 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 231 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
- 5.9 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-03-05 16:11:11 UTC
- Depth
- 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.019° N, 128.287° 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 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.0231 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 20999 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.7293 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 20996 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 6.2256 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21020 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 6.2206 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21033 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
- 6.4187 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21033 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
- 6.4199 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21033 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.5231 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21037 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
- 6.4220 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21037 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.9284 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21050 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem810577. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.