M4.7 earthquake 287 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 287 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia on Thu, Dec 31, 1987, 5:48 AM GMT+9 (20:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-30 20:48:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.272° N, 128.566° 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.
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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 1.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003bp0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC.