M4.5 earthquake 246 km NNW of Manado, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 246 km NNW of Manado, Indonesia on Fri, Oct 12, 1990, 7:51 AM GMT+8 (23:51 UTC), 422 km (262 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 284 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines. 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
- 1990-10-11 23:51:59 UTC
- Depth
- 421.6 km (262.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 3.523° N, 123.950° 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 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004fn7. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC.