M4.4 earthquake 122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 122 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Tue, Apr 29, 1986, 5:53 AM GMT+9 (20:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 86 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-28 20:53:04 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.627° N, 126.667° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1156 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14757 days ago · 184 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.486 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14748 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.2161 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14746 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.8157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14717 days ago · 70 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tak. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC.