M4.5 earthquake 128 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 128 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Wed, Dec 30, 1987, 2:44 AM GMT+9 (17:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 86 km W of Tobelo, 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-29 17:44:01 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.396° N, 127.063° 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
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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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4189 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14157 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.9121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14144 days ago · 73 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.886 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14134 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.390 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14124 days ago · 96 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.0126 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14103 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.081 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14102 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003bn3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC.