M4.8 earthquake 154 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 154 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Mar 4, 1986, 3:30 PM GMT+9 (06:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 239 km NNE 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-04 06:30:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.129° N, 128.013° 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 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3239 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14817 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.179 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14816 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.2200 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14810 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.995 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14791 days ago · 225 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.1158 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14771 days ago · 114 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rgx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC.