M4.8 earthquake 114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 114 km W of Ternate, Indonesia on Sat, Apr 11, 1987, 9:43 PM GMT+9 (12:43 UTC), 67 km (42 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-11 12:43:51 UTC
- Depth
- 66.9 km (41.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.653° N, 126.365° 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 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.6117 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14431 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.0129 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 14434 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.8118 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14436 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.5116 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14438 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000342x. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC.