Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 134 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 134 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Aug 19, 1986, 10:35 PM GMT+9 (13:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 168 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-08-19 13:35:58 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.312° N, 126.951° 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 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 5.5168 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.7144 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 5.0107 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.5110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.8114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.6138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14640 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 5.0148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.8113 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.6104 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 5.0138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.0157 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 104 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.3118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.2108 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14639 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 5.6132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14638 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 5.0139 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14638 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.7147 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14638 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.6129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14636 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 4.2143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14636 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 5.0140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14630 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 4.8136 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14626 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 4.9150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14617 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 4.778 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14606 days ago · 144 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 5.5153 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14599 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 4.4149 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14599 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 4.4181 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14593 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 4.5150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14587 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 5.8138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14644 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.8166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 5.0141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.9Molucca Sea · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 5.2140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.7150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.8123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 5.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 5.1131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 5.0131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 5.5128 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 5.0120 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 6.3110 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 6.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 5.3149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 5.0124 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 5.0148 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 6.1150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 6.4152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 5.1156 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xae. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.