M5.2 earthquake 168 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 168 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Jul 13, 1987, 4:29 AM GMT+8 (20:29 UTC), 77 km (48 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-12 20:29:06 UTC
- Depth
- 77.3 km (48.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.043° N, 126.521° 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 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4150 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14304 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.4155 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14289 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.2161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14271 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.277 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14270 days ago · 126 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.5151 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14262 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 4.8159 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14317 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.2171 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14317 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.8168 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14319 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.7144 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14337 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.5136 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14338 days ago · 70 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00036m9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.