Earthquake details

Thursday, March 20, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 12:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 85.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.261 and latitude 1.575.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 104.6 km
Coordinates 1.575, 127.261
UTC time 2008-03-20 12:15:42.030
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-03-20

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Indonesia · 2026-08-05 16:50 UTC
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Indonesia · 2026-08-04 20:16 UTC
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Ternate
Indonesia · 2026-07-20 09:40 UTC
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M 4.5
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-07-09 21:55 UTC
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M 4.7
Tobelo
Indonesia · 2026-07-08 08:36 UTC
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M 4.6
Manado
Indonesia · 2026-07-04 10:11 UTC
85.5 km
M 4.8
Tobelo
Indonesia · 2026-07-04 09:02 UTC
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M 4.7
Tobelo
Indonesia · 2026-07-03 08:11 UTC
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