M4.4 earthquake 71 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 71 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Fri, Nov 27, 1987, 4:32 AM GMT+9 (19:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 116 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-26 19:32:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.170° N, 127.544° 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
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- 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7116 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14176 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.075 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14165 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.5153 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14150 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.5128 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14147 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.9121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14132 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.886 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14122 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003ake. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.