M5.2 earthquake 128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Feb 14, 1987, 6:00 PM GMT+9 (09:00 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-14 09:00:50 UTC
- Depth
- 51.5 km (32.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.743° N, 126.233° 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 2.2 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14472 days ago · 67 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.4138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14470 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.0125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14470 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.8128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14470 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 6.2133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14470 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.0109 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14470 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.4122 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14469 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.0119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14469 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.3101 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14469 days ago · 116 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.792 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14469 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.8109 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14468 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.2138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14465 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.1114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 47 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14460 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.8108 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14458 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.2143 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14450 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.5116 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14443 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.8118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14441 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.0129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14439 days ago · 38 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.6117 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14437 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.8114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14416 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032fm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC.