M5.9 earthquake 161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Apr 22, 1986, 8:36 AM GMT+9 (23:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-21 23:36:17 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.982° N, 126.537° 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
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- 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 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14763 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.4122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14756 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.1156 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14751 days ago · 184 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.486 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14741 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.2161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14740 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.8157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14711 days ago · 70 km deep · 5 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002t3e (also filed as gcmtb042186b, gcmt19860421233617, iscgem498750). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.