M5.0 earthquake 85 km N of Luwuk, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 85 km N of Luwuk, Indonesia on Mon, Oct 27, 1986, 4:17 PM GMT+8 (08:17 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 75 km SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-27 08:17:56 UTC
- Depth
- 149.7 km (93.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.189° S, 122.682° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002zdf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.