M5.1 earthquake 79 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 79 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Mar 9, 1986, 6:41 PM GMT+9 (09:41 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-09 09:41:02 UTC
- Depth
- 100.7 km (62.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.346° N, 127.650° 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 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0112 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14813 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.995 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14792 days ago · 225 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.1158 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14772 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
Before
- 4.8154 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14822 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.0103 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14824 days ago · 102 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.372 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14830 days ago · 118 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.1137 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14834 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.7106 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14836 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.479 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14841 days ago · 135 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.262 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14843 days ago · 106 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rpc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.