M5.0 earthquake 142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 25, 1988, 9:59 PM GMT+9 (12:59 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-04-25 12:59:13 UTC
- Depth
- 73.1 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.781° N, 126.569° 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
- 4.6132 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 13991 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.8153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 13986 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.5166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 13983 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003fbt. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC.