Indonesia earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 85 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 85 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Aug 15, 1986, 10:20 AM GMT+9 (01:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-08-15 01:20:52 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.134° N, 127.350° 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 1.9 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 5.0129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.9138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.6153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 6.3161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.6132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.3103 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 5.1157 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.8114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.7107 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.6154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 5.1156 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 6.4152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 5.0148 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 5.0124 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 5.3149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 6.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 6.3110 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 5.0120 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 5.5128 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 5.0131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 5.1131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 5.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 4.8123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 4.7150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 5.2140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 4.9Molucca Sea · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 5.0141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 4.8166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 5.8138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 4.4134 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14644 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 4.2121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14643 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 5.5168 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14643 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 4.7144 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 5.251 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 5.0107 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 4.8114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 4.6138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 5.0148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 4.8113 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 4.6104 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 5.0138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 4.0157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 104 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 4.3118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 4.2108 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 5.6132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 5.0139 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 4.7147 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 4.6129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14637 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 4.2143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14637 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 5.0140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14631 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 4.8136 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14627 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 4.874 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14627 days ago · 139 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 4.778 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14607 days ago · 144 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 5.5153 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14600 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 4.4149 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14600 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 4.4181 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14594 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.8122 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.7122 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.9125 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 5.9121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 5.0139 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 5.1148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.9155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 5.0125 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.8129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 5.0130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 5.4139 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 7.5146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 5.3105 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14651 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 5.595 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 123 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 5.1165 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14675 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002x5v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.