Indonesia earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 147 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia on Thu, Jul 10, 1986, 12:37 PM GMT+9 (03:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-07-10 03:37:13 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.825° N, 126.548° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14684 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.5126 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14683 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.7143 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14683 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 5.167 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14682 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 5.9159 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14682 days ago · 40 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.8162 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14679 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 5.1165 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14675 days ago · 79 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.7154 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14671 days ago · 63 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 5.595 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14652 days ago · 123 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 7.5146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 5.4139 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 5.0130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.8129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 5.0125 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.9155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 5.1148 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 5.0139 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 5.9121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.9125 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 4.7122 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 4.8122 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 4.985 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 4.8141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 5.0129 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 4.9138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 4.6153 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 6.3161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 4.6132 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 4.9157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 4.9153 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 4.3103 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 5.1157 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 4.8114 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 4.7107 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 4.6154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 5.1156 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 6.4152 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 6.1150 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 5.0148 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 5.0124 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 5.3149 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 6.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 6.3110 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 5.0120 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 5.5128 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 5.0131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 5.1131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 5.4131 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 4.8123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 4.7150 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 5.2140 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 4.9Molucca Sea · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 5.0141 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14646 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 4.8166 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 5.8138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 4.4134 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14644 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 4.2121 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14643 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 5.5168 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14643 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 4.7144 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 4.5110 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14641 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 5.0151 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14684 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.9156 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14684 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.4153 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 14684 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 6.8155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14684 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 5.0156 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 14691 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.8157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 14711 days ago · 70 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vw8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.