M4.8 earthquake 203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Sep 5, 1987, 9:50 PM GMT+8 (13:50 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 208 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-09-05 13:50:38 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.179° N, 126.888° 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 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5151 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14262 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.6190 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14259 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.2208 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14257 days ago · 71 km deep · 24 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 · 16 km away
- 4.5221 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14247 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.4126 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14239 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 4.7205 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14263 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.4217 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14263 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.6203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14263 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.4155 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14289 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003847. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.