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M5.0 earthquake 138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Feb 14, 1987, 8:08 PM GMT+8 (12:08 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1987-02-14 12:08:36 UTC
Depth
66.5 km (41.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.733° N, 126.139° 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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14464 days ago · 37 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 5.0125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.8128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 6.2133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 5.0109 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.4122 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 5.0119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.3101 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 116 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.792 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.8109 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 5.2138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14459 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 5.1114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14456 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14454 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.8108 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14452 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.2143 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14444 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 4.5116 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14437 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.8118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14435 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 5.0129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14433 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.6117 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14431 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 4.8114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14410 days ago · 67 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 5.2128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14466 days ago · 52 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.7115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14467 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 6.8136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14467 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 6.4138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14482 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032fp. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.