M5.5 earthquake 136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, Aug 25, 1968, 9:23 PM GMT+8 (13:23 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-08-25 13:23:08 UTC
- Depth
- 16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.099° N, 126.200° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.37
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.8130 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 21220 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.5133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 21221 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
- 6.0129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 21222 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.8142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 21226 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.5142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 21226 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
- 6.0136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 21227 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.9147 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 21229 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
- 6.5114 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 21229 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.8117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 21229 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
- 7.7121 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 21229 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem818330. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC.