M5.0 earthquake 153 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 153 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Jan 26, 1976, 3:21 PM GMT+9 (06:21 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 81 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-01-26 06:21:16 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.868° N, 126.509° 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.
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.281 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 18497 days ago · 123 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.8168 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 18485 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000erf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.