M5.0 earthquake 36 km NNE of Sofifi, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 36 km NNE of Sofifi, Indonesia on Sun, Jan 17, 1988, 9:54 AM GMT+9 (00:54 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 86 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-01-17 00:54:41 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.046° N, 127.671° 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 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.742 km NNE of Sofifi, Indonesia · 14129 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.824 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia · 14128 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.886 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14123 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.081 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14091 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003c44. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.