Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 117 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 117 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Apr 15, 1987, 2:51 PM GMT+9 (05:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 102 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-04-15 05:51:32 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.360° N, 127.155° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1102 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14404 days ago · 126 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.6160 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14399 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.3105 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14392 days ago · 122 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 5.2Molucca Sea · 14386 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.674 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14375 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.7141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14364 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.7125 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14359 days ago · 102 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.6145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14352 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.8165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14413 days ago · 117 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.8152 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14420 days ago · 89 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.9154 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14421 days ago · 73 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 5.1121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14421 days ago · 69 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.6175 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14426 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.4163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14426 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 6.1165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14433 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000346b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.