M4.6 earthquake 198 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 198 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia on Mon, Apr 14, 1986, 6:27 PM GMT+9 (09:27 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 199 km S of Sofifi, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-14 09:27:01 UTC
- Depth
- 32.7 km (20.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.865° S, 126.689° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6109 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14774 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.8199 km S of Sofifi, Indonesia · 14768 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 4.9230 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14785 days ago · 71 km deep · 35 km away
- 6.2200 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14786 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.3191 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia · 14797 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.9188 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia · 14797 days ago · 50 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002sws. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.