M4.9 earthquake 139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Feb 28, 1988, 7:14 AM GMT+8 (23:14 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 131 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-02-27 23:14:51 UTC
- Depth
- 81.0 km (50.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.398° N, 126.286° 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 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.094 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14090 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.7131 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14050 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.5Molucca Sea · 14042 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.0142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14039 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.855 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14037 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003ddx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.