M4.7 earthquake 205 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 205 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Sep 5, 1987, 5:28 AM GMT+8 (21:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 203 km NW 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-09-04 21:28:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.196° N, 126.880° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14262 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.5151 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14262 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.6190 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14258 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.2208 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14257 days ago · 71 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.0207 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14257 days ago · 73 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.1199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14255 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.5221 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14246 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.4126 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14239 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000383p. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.