M4.6 earthquake 246 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 246 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Jun 10, 1987, 6:22 AM GMT+8 (22:22 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 245 km NW 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-09 22:22:55 UTC
- Depth
- 65.8 km (40.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.492° N, 126.656° 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 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2245 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14350 days ago · 55 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.9241 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14349 days ago · 77 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.6173 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14344 days ago · 136 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.4210 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14320 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.8168 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14319 days ago · 104 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.2184 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14309 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.4150 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14305 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035p1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.