M3.8 earthquake 138 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 138 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Mon, Mar 9, 1987, 11:30 PM GMT+9 (14:30 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-09 14:30:31 UTC
- Depth
- 144.9 km (90.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.955° N, 128.260° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14451 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.550 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14448 days ago · 154 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.0122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14440 days ago · 226 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.7194 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14424 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.5164 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14405 days ago · 242 km deep · 31 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000334s. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.