M4.9 earthquake 190 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 190 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia on Sun, Nov 29, 1987, 10:48 PM GMT+8 (14:48 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 155 km S of Tondano, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-29 14:48:04 UTC
- Depth
- 67.5 km (41.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.379° S, 125.266° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.6155 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 14177 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.7172 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia · 14161 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.6161 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 14153 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.8139 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 14143 days ago · 86 km deep · 73 km away
Before
- 4.0188 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 14179 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 6.3181 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 14179 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.6Molucca Sea · 14180 days ago · 64 km deep · 22 km away
- 6.1171 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 14180 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.8167 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 14192 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003ap2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.