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M4.1 earthquake 138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Jan 7, 1987, 3:16 AM GMT+9 (18:16 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 109 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-01-06 18:16:05 UTC
Depth
90.4 km (56.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.725° N, 126.555° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1109 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14491 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 5.9134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14487 days ago · 72 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.5132 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14486 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 6.4138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14481 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 5.0120 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14472 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 6.2126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14471 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.8128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 5.0109 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 5.0119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.792 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.8109 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14461 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14453 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.790 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14451 days ago · 100 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.5100 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14447 days ago · 86 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 5.1143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14514 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.8143 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14533 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031ev. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.