M5.5 earthquake 161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Sun, May 12, 1974, 4:53 AM GMT+8 (20:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-05-11 20:53:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.875° N, 126.417° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.71 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.27 |
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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 83
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7154 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19136 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.8145 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19135 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.8149 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19135 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.2209 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19135 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.4195 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19134 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.8164 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 19076 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
Before
- 4.8156 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19136 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.8122 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19136 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.3152 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19137 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 6.0153 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 19137 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.2156 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19139 days ago · 87 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.5140 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 19160 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00006ac (also filed as iscgem748110). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC.