Indonesia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 151 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 151 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Sep 5, 1987, 11:26 PM GMT+9 (14:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 126 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1987-09-05 14:26:51 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.717° N, 127.065° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6190 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14270 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 5.2208 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14268 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 5.0207 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14268 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 5.1199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14266 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.5221 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14258 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 5.4126 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14250 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.8203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14273 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.7205 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14274 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.4217 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14274 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.6203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14274 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 5.277 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14282 days ago · 126 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 5.2161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14283 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.4155 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14300 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003848. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC.