Indonesia earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 130 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 130 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Nov 4, 1986, 1:44 PM GMT+9 (04:44 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time: Tue, Nov 4, 1986, 1:44 PM GMT+9
UTC: 1986-11-04 04:44:46 UTC
Depth: 67.4 km (41.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 2.649° N, 127.280° E
Region: Indonesia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002znx (also filed as iscgem479827). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.