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M5.0 earthquake 120 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 120 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Feb 7, 1987, 8:31 PM GMT+9 (11:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1987-02-07 11:31:34 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.602° N, 126.666° 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 2.0 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.2126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14471 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.7115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14466 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 5.0125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.8128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 5.0109 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.4122 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 5.0119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.3101 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.792 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.8109 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14461 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 5.1114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14455 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14453 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.790 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14451 days ago · 100 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.5100 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14447 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 5.0113 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14438 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 6.1165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14433 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.4163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14426 days ago · 84 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.6175 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14425 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 5.1121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14421 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 4.8165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14413 days ago · 117 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 6.4138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14481 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 5.9134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14487 days ago · 72 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 5.1109 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14491 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003288. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.