M4.8 earthquake 168 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 168 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Jul 10, 1987, 4:04 PM GMT+9 (07:04 UTC), 104 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 171 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-10 07:04:41 UTC
- Depth
- 103.8 km (64.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.730° N, 126.868° 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 1.8 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2171 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14317 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.8159 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14317 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.2168 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14317 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.4150 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14305 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.4155 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14289 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.2161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14272 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.6203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14263 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.4217 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14263 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.7205 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14263 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.8203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14262 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.5151 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14262 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00036he. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.