M5.1 earthquake 109 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 109 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Jan 20, 1987, 12:54 AM GMT+9 (15:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-19 15:54:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.081° N, 127.090° 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 2.1 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.9134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14487 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.0120 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14472 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 6.2126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14471 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14453 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.790 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14452 days ago · 100 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.5100 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14447 days ago · 86 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.0181 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14439 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.0113 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14438 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
- 6.1165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14433 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031sa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.