M4.9 earthquake 122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 11, 1987, 4:04 AM GMT+9 (19:04 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-10 19:04:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.800° N, 128.297° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.550 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14446 days ago · 154 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.0122 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14438 days ago · 226 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.7194 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14423 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.5164 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14403 days ago · 242 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003365. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.