M4.5 earthquake 162 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 162 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 18, 1990, 4:20 AM GMT+9 (19:20 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 158 km NNW 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
- 1990-08-17 19:20:18 UTC
- Depth
- 67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.748° N, 126.957° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8180 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 13193 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.2158 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 13193 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.9241 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 13188 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.8203 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 13183 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.5165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 13180 days ago · 97 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.1152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 13150 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004dja. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC.