M5.0 earthquake 68 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 68 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Oct 22, 1986, 6:57 AM GMT+9 (21:57 UTC), 142 km (88 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 Molucca Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-21 21:57:59 UTC
- Depth
- 142.1 km (88.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.541° N, 127.424° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.061 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14577 days ago · 113 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.3115 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14557 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.1Molucca Sea · 14547 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.7131 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14545 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.8128 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14543 days ago · 86 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 4.9112 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14581 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.762 km SW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14586 days ago · 207 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.5150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14587 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.778 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14606 days ago · 144 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002z76. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.