Indonesia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Aug 18, 1986, 1:09 AM GMT+9 (16:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-08-17 16:09:26 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.309° N, 126.980° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 5.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.8123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.7150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 5.2140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.9Molucca Sea · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 5.0141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.8166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 5.8138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.4134 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14644 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 4.2121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14643 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 5.5168 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14643 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.7144 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 5.0107 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.5110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 4.8114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.6138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 5.0148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.8113 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.6104 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 5.0138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 4.0157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 104 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 4.3118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 4.2108 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 5.6132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 5.0139 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 4.7147 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 4.6129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14637 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 4.2143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14637 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 5.0140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14631 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 4.8136 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14627 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 4.874 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14627 days ago · 139 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 4.9150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14618 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 4.778 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14607 days ago · 144 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 5.5153 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14600 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 4.4149 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14600 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 4.4181 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14594 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 4.5150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14588 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 5.5128 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 5.0120 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 6.3110 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 6.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 5.3149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 5.0124 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 5.0148 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 6.1150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 6.4152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 5.1156 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.6154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.7107 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.8114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 5.1157 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.3103 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.9153 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.9157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.6132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 6.3161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.6153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002x8e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.