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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp00032ej
USGS usp00032ej

13 Feb 1987, 07:18

136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 32.2 km depth.

Depth32.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 136 km W of Ternate, Indonesia?

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0.670000, 126.167000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00032ej
Coordinates
0.67, 126.167
Network
us
Significance
711