M5.0 earthquake 113 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 113 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Mar 13, 1987, 6:28 PM GMT+9 (09:28 UTC), 67 km (41 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
- 1987-03-13 09:28:15 UTC
- Depth
- 66.5 km (41.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.840° N, 126.996° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.1165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14433 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.4163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14426 days ago · 84 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.6175 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14426 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.1121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14421 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.9154 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14421 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.8152 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14420 days ago · 89 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.8165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14413 days ago · 117 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.8117 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14405 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.1102 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14404 days ago · 126 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.6160 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14399 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.3105 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14392 days ago · 122 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.2Molucca Sea · 14386 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.6119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14381 days ago · 112 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003398. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.