M4.3 earthquake 107 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 107 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Nov 30, 1987, 6:06 AM GMT+9 (21:06 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 116 km NNW 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-29 21:06:12 UTC
- Depth
- 116.1 km (72.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.498° N, 126.716° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7116 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14176 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.9121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14132 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.824 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia · 14127 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.886 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14122 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003ap8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.