M4.8 earthquake 95 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 95 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Nov 27, 1986, 9:30 AM GMT+9 (00:30 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-27 00:30:07 UTC
- Depth
- 62.2 km (38.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.478° N, 127.585° 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 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8128 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14543 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.8143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14533 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.1143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14515 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.1109 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14491 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030e9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.