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M5.1 earthquake 114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Feb 24, 1987, 8:49 AM GMT+9 (23:49 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1987-02-23 23:49:35 UTC
Depth
46.6 km (29.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.824° N, 126.355° 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 2.1 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.790 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14461 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.8108 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14461 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.2143 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14453 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.5116 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14446 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.8118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14444 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 5.0129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14442 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.6117 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14440 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.8114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14419 days ago · 67 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 5.2138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14468 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.8109 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14471 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.792 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14472 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.3101 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14472 days ago · 116 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 5.0119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14472 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.4122 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14472 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 5.0109 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14472 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 6.2133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14472 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.8128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14472 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 5.0125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14473 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 5.4138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14473 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 5.0138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14475 days ago · 67 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 5.2128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14475 days ago · 52 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.7115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14476 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 6.8136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14476 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 6.2126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14480 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 5.0120 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14482 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 6.4138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14491 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032qk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.