M5.2 earthquake 67 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 67 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia on Sat, Aug 8, 1987, 4:32 AM GMT+8 (20:32 UTC), 176 km (109 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-07 20:32:57 UTC
- Depth
- 176.2 km (109.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.048° S, 123.242° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.168 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 14288 days ago · 178 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.697 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 14284 days ago · 139 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.063 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 14283 days ago · 162 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.959 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 14277 days ago · 227 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.269 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 14245 days ago · 182 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037bb (also filed as gcmtb080787b, gcmt19870807203258, iscgem459258). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.