M5.0 earthquake 36 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 36 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Feb 6, 1986, 4:51 AM GMT+9 (19:51 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 79 km W of Tobelo, 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
- 1986-02-05 19:51:30 UTC
- Depth
- 139.7 km (86.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.092° N, 127.244° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qrd. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.