M5.0 earthquake 129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Mar 19, 1987, 5:31 PM GMT+9 (08:31 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-19 08:31:40 UTC
- Depth
- 37.6 km (23.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.697° N, 126.227° 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 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6117 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14430 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.8114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14409 days ago · 67 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.6119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14381 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away
Before
- 4.8118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14435 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.5116 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14436 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.2143 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14444 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.8108 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14451 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14453 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.1114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14456 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.2138 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14458 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.8109 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14461 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.792 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14462 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033em. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.