M5.5 earthquake 255 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 255 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 2, 1969, 11:07 AM GMT+9 (02:07 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 241 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
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-02-02 02:07:00 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.026° N, 128.281° 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
- ±0.36
- 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7241 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21051 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.9284 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21050 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
- 6.4220 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21036 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.5231 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21036 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
- 6.4199 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21033 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
- 6.4187 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21033 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
- 6.2206 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21033 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
- 6.2256 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21020 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.9255 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21020 days ago · 28 km deep · 1 km away
- 6.0231 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 20998 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
- 6.7250 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 20998 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.7293 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 20995 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
Before
- 6.1231 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21051 days ago · 49 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.5278 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21053 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
- 6.0291 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21053 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.5270 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21053 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away
- 6.4271 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 21053 days ago · 48 km deep · 23 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem811776. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.