Indonesia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 108 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 108 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Feb 28, 1987, 1:00 PM GMT+9 (04:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-02-28 04:00:08 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.475° N, 126.462° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2143 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14443 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.5116 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14436 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.8118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14434 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 5.0129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14432 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.6117 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14430 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.8114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14409 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 5.1114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14455 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 5.2138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14458 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.8109 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14461 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.792 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.3101 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 116 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 5.0119 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.4122 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 5.0109 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 6.2133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.8128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 5.0125 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 5.4138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14463 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 5.0138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14465 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 5.2128 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14465 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.7115 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14466 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 6.8136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14466 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032v5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:39 AM UTC.