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M5.1 earthquake 199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 199 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sun, Sep 13, 1987, 2:59 AM GMT+8 (18:59 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
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1987-09-12 18:59:41 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.064° N, 126.802° 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 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5221 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14246 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 5.4126 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14239 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 5.0201 km NNE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14213 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 5.0207 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14257 days ago · 73 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 5.2208 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14257 days ago · 71 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.6190 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14258 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.5151 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14262 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.8203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14262 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.7205 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14263 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.4217 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14263 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.6203 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14263 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00038bj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.