M4.7 earthquake 237 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 237 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia on Thu, Feb 27, 1986, 5:05 PM GMT+9 (08:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 200 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-27 08:05:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.335° S, 127.017° 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 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9188 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia · 14795 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.3191 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia · 14795 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
- 6.2200 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14784 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.9230 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14784 days ago · 71 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.6198 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14780 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.8199 km S of Sofifi, Indonesia · 14767 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rbw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.