M4.6 earthquake Molucca Sea
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea on Fri, Nov 27, 1987, 9:43 AM GMT+8 (01:43 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 181 km S of Tondano, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-27 01:43:33 UTC
- Depth
- 64.1 km (39.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.204° S, 125.354° 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 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.3181 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 14178 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.0188 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 14178 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.9190 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 14177 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.6155 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 14176 days ago · 58 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.383 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 14165 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.6161 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 14153 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.8139 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 14142 days ago · 86 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003aks. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.