M5.6 earthquake 92 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 92 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Apr 12, 1987, 4:02 AM GMT+9 (19:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-11 19:02:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.024° N, 128.462° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 8.1% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.7 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.194 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14409 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.8103 km ESE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14411 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.596 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14411 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 6.371 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14411 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003439 (also filed as gcmtb041187c, gcmt19870411190206, iscgem469006, atlas19870411190206). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.