M4.5 earthquake 82 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 82 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 9, 1987, 4:47 AM GMT+9 (19:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 77 km WNW of Tobelo, 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-08 19:47:04 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.472° N, 128.002° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5132 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14284 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.415 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14276 days ago · 128 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.277 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14271 days ago · 126 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.8109 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14249 days ago · 242 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.0159 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14242 days ago · 91 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037c8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.