Indonesia earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 171 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 171 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Jul 12, 1987, 4:18 PM GMT+8 (08:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1987-07-12 08:18:56 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.053° N, 126.489° 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 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8159 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14318 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 5.2168 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14318 days ago · 77 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.4155 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14290 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 5.2161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14273 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 5.277 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14272 days ago · 126 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.5151 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14263 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.8168 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14320 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.7144 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14338 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 5.5136 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14340 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00036kp. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.