M5.2 earthquake 161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Aug 27, 1987, 4:32 AM GMT+9 (19:32 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 126 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-26 19:32:49 UTC
- Depth
- 44.5 km (27.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.129° N, 126.617° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.277 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14270 days ago · 126 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5151 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14262 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.4126 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14238 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.8149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14231 days ago · 90 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.6104 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14218 days ago · 117 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037us (also filed as iscgem460682). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.