M5.0 earthquake 112 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 112 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Mar 13, 1986, 11:36 PM GMT+9 (14:36 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 161 km NW of Ternate, 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, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-13 14:36:28 UTC
- Depth
- 95.1 km (59.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.855° N, 127.007° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.9161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14774 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.0161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14774 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.4122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14767 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.1156 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14762 days ago · 184 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 5.179 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14818 days ago · 101 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.372 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14831 days ago · 118 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.1137 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14835 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.479 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14842 days ago · 135 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ru1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:33 AM UTC.