M4.4 earthquake 15 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 23, 1987, 2:29 PM GMT+9 (05:29 UTC), 128 km (79 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 77 km WNW 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-23 05:29:05 UTC
- Depth
- 127.7 km (79.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.595° N, 128.040° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037rc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.