M5.1 earthquake 68 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 68 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Jun 25, 1987, 4:14 AM GMT+9 (19:14 UTC), 125 km (77 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-24 19:14:10 UTC
- Depth
- 124.5 km (77.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.746° N, 127.393° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.771 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14321 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.462 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14311 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.083 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 14310 days ago · 136 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.4155 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14299 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.415 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14285 days ago · 128 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 5.5136 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14349 days ago · 70 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.6145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14362 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.7125 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14369 days ago · 102 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.7141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14374 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003620. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.