Indonesia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 90 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 90 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Feb 28, 1987, 6:43 AM GMT+9 (21:43 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 113 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-02-27 21:43:44 UTC
Depth
100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.443° N, 126.886° 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 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5100 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14447 days ago · 86 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 5.0113 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14438 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 6.1165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14433 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.4163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14426 days ago · 84 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 5.1121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14421 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 5.1102 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14404 days ago · 126 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.3105 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14392 days ago · 122 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14453 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 5.1114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14455 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.8109 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14461 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.792 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.3101 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 5.0119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.4122 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 5.0109 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.8128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 5.0125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.7115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14466 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 6.2126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14471 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 5.0120 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14472 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 6.4138 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14481 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032ut. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.