M4.2 earthquake 200 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 200 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Mar 16, 1986, 2:32 AM GMT+9 (17:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 158 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-15 17:32:05 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.511° N, 128.351° 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 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.3239 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14818 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.8154 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14822 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.0103 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14824 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.7106 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14837 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rw3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.