Indonesia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 67 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 67 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Jul 12, 1986, 6:06 PM GMT+9 (09:06 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 40 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-07-12 09:06:56 UTC
Depth
109.0 km (67.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.858° N, 127.414° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.240 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14653 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 5.595 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 123 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 5.3105 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14651 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 7.5146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 5.4139 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 5.0130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.8129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 5.0125 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 5.1148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 5.0139 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 5.9121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.9125 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.7122 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.8122 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.985 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.8141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 5.0129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.9138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.6153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 4.6132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 4.3103 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 5.1157 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 4.8114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 4.7107 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 4.6154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 5.1156 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 6.4152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 5.0148 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 5.0124 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 5.3149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 6.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 6.3110 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 5.0120 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 5.5128 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 5.0131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 5.1131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 5.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 4.8123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 4.7150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 5.2140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 4.9Molucca Sea · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 5.0141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 4.8166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 5.8138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 4.4134 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14644 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 4.2121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14643 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 4.7144 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 5.251 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 5.0107 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 4.5110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 4.8114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 4.6138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 5.0148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 4.8113 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 4.6104 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 5.0138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 4.0157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 4.3118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 4.2108 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 5.6132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14638 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 4.7143 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14683 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.5126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14683 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 5.0151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14684 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.9147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14684 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 6.8155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14684 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 5.0156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14691 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.8157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14711 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away

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