M5.0 earthquake 83 km N of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 83 km N of Ternate, Indonesia on Wed, Jul 29, 1987, 11:23 PM GMT+9 (14:23 UTC), 136 km (84 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 161 km WNW of Tobelo, 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-29 14:23:54 UTC
- Depth
- 135.5 km (84.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.536° N, 127.287° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.415 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14275 days ago · 128 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.2161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14272 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.277 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14270 days ago · 126 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000371d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.