Indonesia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 163 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Mar 25, 1987, 11:32 PM GMT+8 (15:32 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 175 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-03-25 15:32:50 UTC
Depth
83.8 km (52.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.901° N, 126.411° 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 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6175 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14426 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 5.1121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14422 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.8152 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14420 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.5105 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14419 days ago · 184 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.8165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14413 days ago · 117 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.8117 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14405 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 5.1102 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14404 days ago · 126 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.6160 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14400 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.3105 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14392 days ago · 122 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 5.2Molucca Sea · 14386 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.6119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14381 days ago · 112 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 6.1165 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14434 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 5.0113 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14438 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 5.0181 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14439 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.5100 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14448 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.790 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14452 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.6110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14453 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033mn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.