M5.0 earthquake 181 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 181 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Mar 12, 1987, 3:35 PM GMT+8 (07:35 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 165 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-12 07:35:45 UTC
- Depth
- 62.7 km (39.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.735° N, 126.726° 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 2.0 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.1165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14434 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.7245 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14432 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.4163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14426 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.6175 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14426 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.1121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14422 days ago · 69 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.9154 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14421 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.8152 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14420 days ago · 89 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.8165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14414 days ago · 117 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.8117 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14406 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.1102 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14405 days ago · 126 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.6160 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14400 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.2Molucca Sea · 14387 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000337s. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.