M6.2 earthquake 200 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 200 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Apr 10, 1986, 11:21 AM GMT+9 (02:21 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-10 02:21:10 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.948° S, 126.863° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 10.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9230 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14775 days ago · 71 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.6198 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14772 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.6109 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14764 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.8199 km S of Sofifi, Indonesia · 14758 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002stb (also filed as gcmtb041086a, gcmt19860410022113, iscgem497902). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.