Earthquake details

Thursday, July 23, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, July 23, 1987 at 00:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ruteng (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 165.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.751 and latitude -7.154.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 485.2 km
Coordinates -7.154, 120.751
UTC time 1987-07-23 00:58:56.600
Location Labuan Bajo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-07-23

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.7
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2026-08-24 02:19 UTC
95.4 km
M 4.6
Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-08-24 01:12 UTC
122.1 km
M 5.2
Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-08-23 21:20 UTC
124.5 km
M 4.6
Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-08-22 01:59 UTC
128.4 km
M 5.2
Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-08-22 01:30 UTC
126.4 km
M 4.5
Labuan Bajo
Indonesia · 2026-08-21 16:05 UTC
146.3 km
M 4.5
Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-08-21 11:16 UTC
117.6 km
M 4.6
Ruteng
Indonesia · 2026-08-21 11:03 UTC
120.0 km

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