M4.6 earthquake 119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 119 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, May 10, 1987, 4:10 AM GMT+9 (19:10 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-09 19:10:12 UTC
- Depth
- 112.0 km (69.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.451° N, 126.538° 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 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14363 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.7125 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14358 days ago · 102 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.2123 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14347 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.5136 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14338 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.7144 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14337 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034vb. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.