M4.7 earthquake 125 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 125 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Jun 1, 1987, 6:18 AM GMT+9 (21:18 UTC), 102 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 123 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-31 21:18:13 UTC
- Depth
- 102.2 km (63.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.781° N, 126.842° 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 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6145 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14352 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.2123 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14347 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.5136 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14338 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.7144 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14337 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.168 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14334 days ago · 125 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.2171 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14317 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.8159 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14317 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.2168 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14316 days ago · 77 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.771 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14311 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.083 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 14300 days ago · 136 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035e4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC.