M4.4 earthquake 149 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 149 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Oct 3, 1986, 6:40 AM GMT+9 (21:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 138 km N 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-02 21:40:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.980° N, 127.502° 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
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- 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.9138 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14599 days ago · 106 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.4144 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14595 days ago · 111 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.1135 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14593 days ago · 125 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.2169 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14582 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.5167 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14582 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.0172 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14582 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.2166 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14577 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.2130 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14567 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
- 6.0153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14561 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.895 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14545 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yms. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.