M5.0 earthquake 103 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 103 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Mar 2, 1986, 12:49 PM GMT+9 (03:49 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 79 km NNW of Tobelo, 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-02 03:49:07 UTC
- Depth
- 102.1 km (63.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.658° N, 128.148° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8154 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14820 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.179 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14815 days ago · 101 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.2200 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14808 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.995 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14790 days ago · 225 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.1158 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14770 days ago · 114 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002reg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.