M4.4 earthquake 62 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 62 km S of Tobelo, Indonesia on Tue, Jul 28, 1987, 12:46 PM GMT+9 (03:46 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 83 km N of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-28 03:46:10 UTC
- Depth
- 30.9 km (19.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.168° N, 128.066° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.083 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 14300 days ago · 136 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.415 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14275 days ago · 128 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003709. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.